%0 Journal Article
%T Controlling  Anomala denuda  (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) , a  Maize Pest, Using an Aqueous Extract of  Ricinus communis
%A Gueu Adolphe Gbon
%A Jean Pierre Boga
%A Félicia Johnson
%J Entomology and Applied Science Letters
%@ 2349-2864
%D 2023
%V 10
%N 2
%R 10.51847/SApIuHjNIR
%P 32-42
%X A. denuda adults are not recognized as major crop pests. However, the presence of up to 46.508 individuals of the species was reported in one night in a maize field in Songon. The loss caused by their damage was estimated at 32% of the maize yield. This observation prompted this study. This work was conducted on an experimental plot covering 2592m2. Concentrations 110g/l(T1), 135.5g/l(T2), and 165g/l(T3) of the aqueous extract were applied with 6 replicates. Four (4) applications were made per crop cycle in 2020 and 2021. The reference chemical insecticide used was Viper 46EC (16 Acetamiprid, 30 indoxacarb). Over the 2 crop cycles, all applied treatments were relatively effective compared to the control (p 
%U https://easletters.com/article/controlling-anomala-denuda-coleoptera-scarabaeidae-a-maize-pest-using-an-aqueous-extract-of-6prmi6yqxntz96h