Impact of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (J.E. Smith) on small-scale maize farmers and its control strategies in the Limpopo province, South Africa

South Africa experienced major outbreaks of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), causing direct damage by feeding on both vegetative and reproductive parts of host plant. The study was conducted to determine the level of impact of fall armyworm on small-scale...

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Autores principales:	Mankwana C. Makgoba, Phumudzo P. Tshikhudo, Livhuwani R. Nnzeru, Rudzani A. Makhado
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Publicado:	AOSIS 2021
Materias:	quarantine pest spodoptera frugiperda fall armyworm maize small-scale farmers Risk in industry. Risk management HD61
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ae5a9ff247464774b8dd9eaa004cdff92021-11-24T07:40:43ZImpact of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (J.E. Smith) on small-scale maize farmers and its control strategies in the Limpopo province, South Africa2072-845X1996-142110.4102/jamba.v13i1.1016https://doaj.org/article/ae5a9ff247464774b8dd9eaa004cdff92021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jamba.org.za/index.php/jamba/article/view/1016https://doaj.org/toc/2072-845Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/1996-1421South Africa experienced major outbreaks of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), causing direct damage by feeding on both vegetative and reproductive parts of host plant. The study was conducted to determine the level of impact of fall armyworm on small-scale maize famers after the outbreak of fall armyworm and their control strategies at Ga-Mashashane and Mankweng villages in the Limpopo province. Semi-structured questionnaire was designed to gather information on the damage caused by fall armyworm, economic impact on the local market and control measures on fall armyworm. Using a snowball sampling procedure, 63 small-scale maize farmers from the two villages of the Limpopo province, South Africa, were randomly selected for this study. The results showed that all participants could correctly identify the fall armyworm and reported it as the most important maize pest during 2016–2017 cropping season. The maize yield loss experienced by affected farmers in the 2016–2017 cropping season was slightly lower as compared with the 2015–2016 harvest. These farmers used pesticides as a control measure for fall armyworm. Fall armyworm has become a major pest in South Africa and the tackling of fall armyworm by small-scale farmers and averting yield losses is thus critical. This study contributes to the knowledge on fall armyworm management by small-scale farmers, which is essential to enhancing food security.Mankwana C. MakgobaPhumudzo P. TshikhudoLivhuwani R. NnzeruRudzani A. MakhadoAOSISarticlequarantine pestspodoptera frugiperdafall armywormmaizesmall-scale farmersRisk in industry. Risk managementHD61ENJàmbá : Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp e1-e9 (2021)
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description	South Africa experienced major outbreaks of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), causing direct damage by feeding on both vegetative and reproductive parts of host plant. The study was conducted to determine the level of impact of fall armyworm on small-scale maize famers after the outbreak of fall armyworm and their control strategies at Ga-Mashashane and Mankweng villages in the Limpopo province. Semi-structured questionnaire was designed to gather information on the damage caused by fall armyworm, economic impact on the local market and control measures on fall armyworm. Using a snowball sampling procedure, 63 small-scale maize farmers from the two villages of the Limpopo province, South Africa, were randomly selected for this study. The results showed that all participants could correctly identify the fall armyworm and reported it as the most important maize pest during 2016–2017 cropping season. The maize yield loss experienced by affected farmers in the 2016–2017 cropping season was slightly lower as compared with the 2015–2016 harvest. These farmers used pesticides as a control measure for fall armyworm. Fall armyworm has become a major pest in South Africa and the tackling of fall armyworm by small-scale farmers and averting yield losses is thus critical. This study contributes to the knowledge on fall armyworm management by small-scale farmers, which is essential to enhancing food security.
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author	Mankwana C. Makgoba Phumudzo P. Tshikhudo Livhuwani R. Nnzeru Rudzani A. Makhado
author_facet	Mankwana C. Makgoba Phumudzo P. Tshikhudo Livhuwani R. Nnzeru Rudzani A. Makhado
author_sort	Mankwana C. Makgoba
title	Impact of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (J.E. Smith) on small-scale maize farmers and its control strategies in the Limpopo province, South Africa
title_short	Impact of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (J.E. Smith) on small-scale maize farmers and its control strategies in the Limpopo province, South Africa
title_full	Impact of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (J.E. Smith) on small-scale maize farmers and its control strategies in the Limpopo province, South Africa
title_fullStr	Impact of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (J.E. Smith) on small-scale maize farmers and its control strategies in the Limpopo province, South Africa
title_full_unstemmed	Impact of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (J.E. Smith) on small-scale maize farmers and its control strategies in the Limpopo province, South Africa
title_sort	impact of fall armyworm (spodoptera frugiperda) (j.e. smith) on small-scale maize farmers and its control strategies in the limpopo province, south africa
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publishDate	2021
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Impact of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (J.E. Smith) on small-scale maize farmers and its control strategies in the Limpopo province, South Africa

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