<mods:mods version="3.3" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-3.xsd" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><mods:titleInfo><mods:title>Effects of Maruca vitrata multi-nucleopolyhedrovirus and neem oil, Azadirachta indica Juss on the eggs of the cowpea pod borer, Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)</mods:title></mods:titleInfo><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">F</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Traoré</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">A</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Waongo</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">M N</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Ba</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">C</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Dabiré</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">A</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Sanon</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">M</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Tamò</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">B R</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Pittendrigh</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:abstract>Cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp., is the most cultivated and consumed legume in West Africa and is typically attacked by&#13;
several insect pests, including Maruca vitrata, leading to reduced yields. This study assessed under laboratory conditions the&#13;
efficacy of neem oil and M. vitrata multi-nucleopolyhedrovirus (MaviMNPV) against M. vitrata eggs as alternatives to second&#13;
generation pesticides. Hatching and mortality rates after biopesticide application of neem oil, MaviMNPV, and the two in&#13;
combination reduced the egg viability by 89%, 84% and 91%, respectively. Moreover, the combination of MaviMNPV and&#13;
neem oil induced 100% mortality among the hatched larvae, compared to 60% and 100% alone, respectively. Implications for&#13;
using these biopesticides are discussed within an integrated pest management (IPM) context.</mods:abstract><mods:classification authority="lcc">Cowpea</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">Plant Disease</mods:classification><mods:originInfo><mods:dateIssued encoding="iso8061">2019-10</mods:dateIssued></mods:originInfo><mods:originInfo><mods:publisher>Springer</mods:publisher></mods:originInfo><mods:genre>Article</mods:genre></mods:mods>