Browsing Materials, Energy, Water and Environmental Sciences by Author "Ndakidemi, Baltazar"
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...