Papers by Adebayo Omoloye
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Acta agriculturae Slovenica
The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is an invasive and highly destructive insect pest that ... more The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is an invasive and highly destructive insect pest that has caused extensive damage to maize in Africa since its first report on the continent in 2016. Information on fall armyworm infestation and damage within African agroecologies is essential for the development of appropriate pest management strategies, but these are scant in Nigeria. Consequently, in this study, fall armyworm infestation levels and severity of damage to maize in the three major maize-growing agro-ecological zones (humid forest, derived savanna, and southern guinea savanna) of southwestern Nigeria was investigated using standard field sampling protocols. Results showed that maize infestation and damage severity varied across agroecological zones, with the humid forest being the most impacted. Information provided will enhance decision-making for effective management of the fall armyworm in southwestern Nigeria.
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Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, Apr 28, 2023
The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is an invasive and highly destructive insect pest that ... more The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is an invasive and highly destructive insect pest that has caused extensive damage to maize in Africa since its first report on the continent in 2016. Information on fall armyworm infestation and damage within African agroecologies is essential for the development of appropriate pest management strategies, but these are scant in Nigeria. Consequently, in this study, fall armyworm infestation levels and severity of damage to maize in the three major maize-growing agro-ecological zones (humid forest, derived savanna, and southern guinea savanna) of southwestern Nigeria was investigated using standard field sampling protocols. Results showed that maize infestation and damage severity varied across agroecological zones, with the humid forest being the most impacted. Information provided will enhance decision-making for effective management of the fall armyworm in southwestern Nigeria.
Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
Background Entomopathogenic fungi are primary pathogens that naturally affect insect pests by sup... more Background Entomopathogenic fungi are primary pathogens that naturally affect insect pests by suppressing their populations and considered as an ecofriendly agents. The present study aimed to evaluate in vitro activity of different isolates of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae against the development of larval stages of the Cucurbit fruit fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae). Results Larval mortality was significantly high with B. bassiana isolate Bb337 (5.82–21.70%) and with the lowest in M. anisopliae isolate MaD (1.49–6.33%). Pupal mortality rate was comparatively higher with more than 50%. The cadavers of all host instars produced conidia (sporulation). Sporulated dead larvae were significantly higher in Bb337 (61.10%) than at the least in MaD (18.60%) at 105 conidia/ml. At 108 conidia/ml, MaD induced the highest pupal cadavers with mycosis (32.42%). Regardless of applied fungal species, host instars mortality significantly increased with in...
ACS Agricultural Science & Technology
Introduction Rice is one of the staple food crops in Nigeria and is grown in almost all the Niger... more Introduction Rice is one of the staple food crops in Nigeria and is grown in almost all the Nigerian ecologies. One major causes of low yield of rice in Nigeria is depredation by insect pests. Of all the insect pests of rice in Nigeria, African rice gall midge (AfRGM) is the most severe insect pest of lowland/irrigated rice in the recent years. Host plant resistance has been used effectively in the management of related gall midge in Asia. However, screening has shown that most of the genotypes we grow in Africa, Oryza sativa that are from Asia, that are resistance to Asian rice gall midge are susceptible to African rice gall midge, and that Tropical Oryza glaberrima (TOG) of African origin that are resistance to African rice gall midge are of low quality. Therefore hybridization to combine the useful traits of both cultivated rice genotypes to resist most biotic stresses has given rise to interspecific lines, New Rice for Africa (NERICA). NERICA is still new in Nigeria and therefor...
Heavy metal contamination of agricultural soils constitutes danger to biodiversity conservation a... more Heavy metal contamination of agricultural soils constitutes danger to biodiversity conservation and environmental health. This study investigated relative concentrations of heavy metals in contaminated soils and their effects on the diversity and abundance of insect pests of okra. Analysis of the soils and plant samples from each site using atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS)-Buck 500 showed different levels of contamination (p<0.05). Elemental lead (Pb) was the most commonly distributed contaminant across sites with highest concentration of 6.02 mg/kg in the soil followed by Cadmium (1.3mg/kg) while mercury was the least accumulated (0.001mg/kg). These concentrations in which these elements occur exceeded the safe limits set by Codex-FAO. The concentrations of the heavy metals within the plant tissue correlated negatively to insect abundance and are thus inferred to cause a significant reduction in the abundance and diversity of the insect pests of okra at the selected sites.
International Journal of Entomology and Nematology, Apr 29, 2015
The potential sources and abundance of naturally occurring entomopathogenic fungi with bio-contro... more The potential sources and abundance of naturally occurring entomopathogenic fungi with bio-control potential against the cowpea pod borer, Maruca vitrata, were investigated by adapting the Galleria bait method. Soil samples from five sites: Cow-stead, Piggery and Poultry sites as well as Crops Research Garden (CRG) and Practical Year Training Programme (PYTP) farm for arable crops of the University of Ibadan were used in the study. Soil samples from the different sites and 2 nd instar larvae that were exposed to the samples of the different soils were assessed for occurrence and abundance of the fungi following standard procedures. Results show nine fungi species from soil samples and seven fungi species to be associated with dead larvae of M. vitrata. The most abundant fungi in the soil and dead larvae were Rhizopus sp. and Fusarium sp. while the most abundant fungus with known entomopathogenic potential was Beauveria bassiana followed by Trichoderma and Penicillium spp. The best sources for collection of the entomopathogenic fungi were the arable crop farms of the PYTP and the CRG sites where active farming activities carried out.
The effects of three colours of mosquito net barriers against Phytolyma lata on Milicia excelsa a... more The effects of three colours of mosquito net barriers against Phytolyma lata on Milicia excelsa at the early stage in the field was investigated at experimental farm of Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan during the year 2010 – 2011. The treatments were blue net, green net, white net and control (no net). The treatments were laid in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) in four replicate. The three colours of net showed a significant difference (p&lt;0.05) over the control on the field infestation by P.lata. Green and blue nets were more effective than white net in protecting Milicia excelsa seedlings against P. lata infestation. The percentage infestation on blue and green nets was zero while white and control had 14.75% and 85.29%, respectively at 12 months after transplanting. There was significant increase in growth (heights) of plants screened with barrier nets over control. Also, there was hundred percent (100%) Milicia excelsa seedling survival on plots screened with barrier nets. Therefore use of barrier nets is a promising cultural approach for the management of Phytolyma lata infestation on Milicia seedling at the early stage of plantation establishment.
Journal of Insect Science, 2012
Dry artificial diet pellets prepared with maize, cassava chips, and amino acid supplements (lysin... more Dry artificial diet pellets prepared with maize, cassava chips, and amino acid supplements (lysine and methionine) were evaluated for mass culture of Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a highly polyphagous pest of many stored grains. Evaluation was done in the laboratory at temperature 26 ± 2 ºC, 60-70% RH, 12:12 L:D photoperiod. The artificial diet was compounded from different proportions of maize (M) variety TZPB-SW-R, cassava (C) variety TMS-2110, and amino acid supplements, and was pelletized into 6 mm diameter pellets on which five pairs of one-day-old S. zeamais were bioassayed. The diet M 9 C 1 (90% M and 10% C) was the most suitable diet with comparatively shorter developmental period (34.8 days) and the highest F 1 emergence of progeny (145.4) compared to the control, M 10 C 0 (100% M and 0% C).
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2009
The African rice gall midge (AfRGM) Orseolia oryzivora Harris and Gagné is an important insect pe... more The African rice gall midge (AfRGM) Orseolia oryzivora Harris and Gagné is an important insect pest of rice in Nigeria. Studies were conducted at Ogidiga (forest zone) and Edozhigi (southern Guinea savanna) in Nigeria, under rainfed lowland conditions during the 2006 and 2007 rainy seasons, on the population dynamics of AfRGM adults using light trap and random sampling of % tiller infestation (plant damage due to AfRGM) and % parasitism by Platygaster diplosisae Risbec and Aprostocetus procerae Risbec (parasitized larvae and pupae and parasitoid species present in dissected tillers). The results obtained showed that AfRGM populations were relatively low in June and July-the beginning of the 2006 and 2007 rainy seasons, respectively-and increased abruptly from September, reaching a peak in October at both locations. The increase was attributed to the rapid build-up of the pest populations at both locations. There were strong positive correlations between adult populations from light-trap catches and % tiller infestation, and between % tiller infestation and parasitism. The peak period of parasitism by P. diplosisae and A. procerae occurred towards the end of the rainy season in October, coinciding with high level of % tiller infestation. It is concluded that conservation of the parasitoids early in the cropping season (i.e. to improve their synchronization with the host) could become an effective management strategy against AfRGM.
Crop Protection, 2009
The use of host-plant resistance is the most economic and ecologically sound option for the contr... more The use of host-plant resistance is the most economic and ecologically sound option for the control of the most important insect pest of cocoa, Sahlbergella singularis leaving no deleterious side effects on the produce and the environment. 44 genotypes comprising 24 hybrids and 20 clones were assessed for antixenosis whereas 25 and 28 genotypes were tested for antibiosis and tolerance, respectively. The brown cocoa mirids showed significant non-preference for genotypes T65/7xT57/
West African Journal of Applied Ecology
... Improving the market value of shea butter will increase the product value of the plant and th... more ... Improving the market value of shea butter will increase the product value of the plant and this will stem the destruction of the plantfortimber,fuelwood ... The undersurfaces and the petioles are covered with rusty brown scales that are easily removed when rubbed between fingers. ...
The Journal of Agricultural Science
The mechanisms and host plant responses that are indicative of tolerance to the African rice gall... more The mechanisms and host plant responses that are indicative of tolerance to the African rice gall midge, Orseolia oryzivora Harris & Gagne were investigated in four promising donor rice cultivars, Cisadane, Bw 348-1, Tox 4093-17-1 and ITA 306 (local check), in a screen house at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria. Results indicated that Cisadane was tolerant to infestations on the basis of higher (P<0.05) percentage seedling survival, production of significantly higher number of fertile tillers, productive panicles and significantly higher grain yield per infested plant than the control. Both single infestation at one larva per plant and adult infestation once at 14 days after seeding were positively correlated to higher fertile tiller production per infested plant (at 80 days after transplanting) and higher grain yield per infested plant at maturity. The grain yield per infested plant was significantly higher (P<0.05) in the tolerant va...
Twelve crops commonly grown in association with yam in South-Western Nigeria were evaluated for r... more Twelve crops commonly grown in association with yam in South-Western Nigeria were evaluated for resistance to root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White 1919) Chitwood 1949, race 2 infection using the quantitative modification by Sasser et al. (1984) of host suitability designations of Canto-Saenz (1983) for plants infected with root-knot nematode in 1998 and 1999 planting seasons. Observations, based on gall indices and recovery of the juvenile larvae from the roots and soil indicated that Abelmoschus esculentus, Corchorus olitoris cv Angbadu and Sphenostylis stenocarpa cv Nsukka Brown were highly susceptible, while Arachis hypogaea cv UGA 4, Cajanus cajan cv Cita-2, Cucumis melo cv Bara To139, Manihot esculenta cv TMS 30572, Sorghum bicolor and Zea mays cv DMR-LSR-Y were hyper-susceptible to Meloidogyne incognita race 2 with reproductive factor and gall index of ≤1 and ≥2 respectively. Crotalaria juncea, Mucuna cochinchinensis and Stylosanthes gracilis were resista...
The studies on ant-plant mutualism spanned from field observations of myrmecophytic associations ... more The studies on ant-plant mutualism spanned from field observations of myrmecophytic associations as well as survey of various ant species found in a 2-ha cocoa plantation to laboratory experiments on predation of cocoa mirids by ants. O. longinoda was the most pugnacious ant species encountered in the field and it gave a 100% predation of its prey in the laboratory. All the other ant species exhibited some degree of predation and this invariably portends ants as natural enemies of the most important insect pest of cocoa. Predation was not effective in the field because these ants were primarily tending coccoids. As an agent of pollination, this was not substantiated, as there were no traces of pollen grains on the body parts of ants as well as lack of ant parts from flowers teased in the laboratory. However, frequent visits of two genera of ants, Cremastogaster and Camponotus to flowers were noticed in the field.
Crop Protection
Investigations at Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria assessed the effects of field infestations of Rastroc... more Investigations at Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria assessed the effects of field infestations of Rastrococcus invadens on the morphology and nutritional contents of mango, Mangifera indica L. fruit. Five ripe and unripe fruits were plucked from each of the four randomly selected fruit bearing trees ( > 13 5 cm diameter at breast height by 9.7 m high) with different levels of crown infestation. Infestation of fruits caused significant (P < 0.05) reduction in weight and size of fresh mango fruits compared to the uninfested control. Similarly, field infestation also caused significant (P < 0.05) reduction in the ash content, crude fibre and reducing sugar levels of both ripe and unripe fruits compared to the control. Fat content of infested and uninfested unripe fruits were not significantly different (P > 0.05). Ripe mango fruits contained significantly higher (P < 0.05) crude protein than unripe fruits. Potassium, phosphorus and sodium in ripe and unripe fruits were significa...
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science
The spatial distribution, pupation behaviour and natural enemies of Cirina forda in the soil arou... more The spatial distribution, pupation behaviour and natural enemies of Cirina forda in the soil around its host, the sheanut tree, Vitellaria paradoxa were investigated in the field. Results indicated that final instars pupated within a 6–15 cm depth of soil located within a 90-cm radius around the host tree. Pupal density was significantly higher (P < 0.05) in soils on the north and west axes than on the south and east axes around the host tree. Pupal mortality was significantly higher within the top 5 cm and beyond a 16 cm depth of soil around the host tree. Four fungal pathogens, Trichoderma sp., Aspergillus nigers, A. flavus and Fusarium solani isolated from diseased larvae were implicated in the significantly high larval and pupal mortality that occurred within a 90-cm radius of the host tree trunk. Percentage field parasitism of the eggs by a parasitic wasp Entedon sp. (Hymenoptera: Eulophiidae) averaged 18%. Investigation on the potential of these microorganisms for biologica...
Agroforestry Systems
This study investigated the occurrence and diversity of hemi-parasitic plants, vertebrate and ins... more This study investigated the occurrence and diversity of hemi-parasitic plants, vertebrate and insect pest species of Parkia biglobosa (Keay), and Vitellaria paradoxa (Gaertn.) as well as the strategies for their control in the parklands of the Nigerian humid savanna. Results indicated that of the two major hemi-parasitic plants encountered, Tapinanthus globiferus was the more widespread with wider host range than T. dodonifolius. Mechanical control by cutback of infested branches was ineffective for both species. The major vertebrate pests consist of 6 avian species from 3 families: Nectaridae, Plocidae and Cuculidae; a fruit bat, Epomops frangueti and an unidentified squirrel. The species fed on both the fruits of the trees and the seeds of the hemi-parasitic plants. Twenty insect species from 14 families were encountered on P. biglobosa compared to 33 species from 17 families on V. paradoxa in all the ecological zones covered in the study. Species diversity was comparatively highe...
Journal of Applied Entomology
Studies on the rate, period and cycle of emergence and oviposition of African rice gall midge, Or... more Studies on the rate, period and cycle of emergence and oviposition of African rice gall midge, Orseolia oryzivora kept in screenhouses revealed an endogenously entrained circadian rhythm. Emergence commenced 23 days after infestation (at 27 ± 2°C and 70 ± 12% relative humidity) at 1800 h and stopped at 2400 h daily for a 5 day period of emergence. Each female mated once throughout life and oviposition occurred after mating between 1800 h and 2400 h daily. This 6 h cycle of oviposition continued until the ovipositing female died.
Crop Protection
Effects of field infestation by Rastrococcus invadens Williams (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on the... more Effects of field infestation by Rastrococcus invadens Williams (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on the morphology and nutritional status of mango fruits, Mangifera indica L. Abstract Investigations at Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria assessed the effects of field infestations of Rastrococcus invadens on the morphology and nutritional contents of mango, Mangifera indica L. fruit. Five ripe and unripe fruits were plucked from each of the four randomly selected fruit bearing trees (>135 cm diameter at breast height by 9.7 m high) with different levels of crown infestation. Infestation of fruits caused significant (Po0:05) reduction in weight and size of fresh mango fruits compared to the uninfested control. Similarly, field infestation also caused significant (Po0:05) reduction in the ash content, crude fibre and reducing sugar levels of both ripe and unripe fruits compared to the control. Fat content of infested and uninfested unripe fruits were not significantly different (P > 0:05). Ripe ...
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