Browsing by Author "Ndakidemi, Baltazar"
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The diversity of aphid parasitoids in East Africa and implications for biological control
Woolley, Victoria; Tembo, Yolice; Ndakidemi, Baltazar; Obanyi, Janet; Arnold, Sarah; Belmain, Steven; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Ogendo, Joshua; Stevenson, Philip (Wiley Online Library, 2021-11-18)BACKGROUND Hymenopteran parasitoids provide key natural pest regulation services and are reared commercially as biological control agents. Therefore, understanding parasitoid community composition in natural populations ... -
Ecosystem services for crop protection in bean fields in Moshi rural, along the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro Northern Tanzania
Ndakidemi, Baltazar (2016-02)The natural ecosystem, in and around bean fields potentially offer beneficial services that assist bean productivity. This study was conducted to investigate the distribution of beneficial invertebrates and plants and ... -
Field margin Plants support arthropod natural enemies in smallholder common bean farming systems in northern Tanzania
Ndakidemi, Baltazar (NM-AIST, 2023-08)Field margin plants provide habitats and food resources for natural enemies of pests (NEs), but their potential is poorly understood, particularly in the tropics and on smallholder farms. The experiments were conducted ... -
Field Margin Plants Support Natural Enemies in Sub-Saharan Africa Smallholder Common Bean Farming Systems
Ndakidemi, Baltazar; Mbega, Ernest; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Belmain, Steven; Arnold, Sarah; Woolley, Victoria; Stevenson, Philip (MDPI, 2022-03-28)Flower-rich field margins provide habitats and food resources for natural enemies of pests (NEs), but their potential, particularly in the tropics and on smallholder farms, is poorly understood. We surveyed field margins ... -
Impacts of Synthetic and Botanical Pesticides on Beneficial Insects
Ndakidemi, Baltazar; Mtei, Kelvin; Ndakidemi, Patrick (Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-06-17)Sustainable methods to control insect pests that affect crop yield have become a great challenge to mainly smallholder farmers. Beneficial insects in agricultural fields play an important role in natural pest control and ... -
Natural Pest Regulation and Its Compatibility with Other Crop Protection Practices in Smallholder Bean Farming Systems
Ndakidemi, Baltazar; Mbega, Ernest; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Stevenson, Philip; Belmain, Steven; Arnold, Sarah; Woolley, Victoria (MDPI, 2021-08-20)Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) production and storage are limited by numerous con- straints. Insect pests are often the most destructive. However, resource-constrained smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) often do ... -
Plant-Rich Field Margins Influence Natural Predators of Aphids More Than Intercropping in Common Bean
Ndakidemi, Baltazar; Mbega, Ernest; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Belmain, Steven; Arnold, Sarah; Woolley, Victoria; Stevenson, Philip (MDPI, 2022-06-23)Field margins support important ecosystem services including natural pest regulation. We investigated the influence of field margins on the spatial and temporal distribution of natural enemies (NEs) of bean pests in ... -
The Potential of Common Beneficial Insects and Strategies for Maintaining Them in Bean Fields of Sub Saharan Africa
Ndakidemi, Baltazar; Mtei, Kelvin; Ndakidemi, Patrick (Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-02-10)Beneficial insects provide natural ecosystem services such as biological control of pests, soil for mation, nutrient cycling and pollination of plants. Beneficial insects include pollinators important in the essential ...