TY  - JOUR
AV  - restricted
A1  - Ba, M N
A1  - Huesing, J E
A1  - Dabiré-Binso, C L
A1  - Tamò, M
A1  - Pittendrigh, B R
A1  - Murdock, L L
TI  - The legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), an important insect pest of cowpea: a review emphasizing West Africa
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-019-00024-7
JF  - International Journal of Tropical Insect Science (TSI)
SN  - 1742-7592
PB  - Springer
N1  - This study was supported by the USDA-FAS Borlaug Fellowship program (BFP) Grant 106117 in-aid to the first author to work with mentors J. Huesing and LL Murdock. We are also grateful to Purdue University International Programs in Agriculture (IPIA) and the Department of Entomology who hosted the first author to complete the BFP.
N2  - The legume pod borer Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is a pantropical insect pest of legumes. In West Africa M. vitrata is the most devastating insect pest of cowpea, a food crop providing much-needed, inexpensive protein to farmers and consumers. Various approaches to controlling this pest have been tried, including cultural management, host plant resistance and use of synthetic and botanical pesticides, all with limited success. In this review we present information on the distribution, morphology, molecular characteristics, behavior and host plants of M. vitrata. We give especial attention to innovative management tactics being developed for West Africa, including genetically engineered Bt cowpea, new biopesticides and use of exotic parasitoids. We discuss research needs for enhancing integrated pest management (IPM) for M. vitrata in Africa.
KW  - Maruca vitrata
KW  -  Africa
KW  -  Pest management
KW  -  Cowpea
KW  -  Migration
KW  -  Crop losses
KW  -  legume pod borer
Y1  - 2019/06//
SP  - 93
ID  - icrisat11259
EP  - 106
VL  - 39
IS  - 2
ER  -