Relationships of soil fertility and stem borers damage to yield in maize-based cropping system in Cameroon

Publication Type

Journal Article

Journal Name

Environmental Entomology

Publication Date

12-1-1985

Abstract

Ticks released in the field at the point of either hatching (eggs) or molting (larvae and nymphs) showed no differences in survival between those scattered free in the vegetation and those confined in nylon mesh tubes. Although the mean maximum survival period did not differ significantly between the phases of release, the majority of the ticks released in July died much faster than those released in February and September. Larval survival periods were such shorter than those of nymphs and adults. All the stages have a similar survival pattern, which is characterized by a sudden disappearance rather than a gradual reduction in numbers.

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