Koï Wenceslas Kam

Combined Effects of Sampling Dates, Insecticide Treatment and Cropping System on Bruchids (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) Oviposition and Egg Parasitism by Uscana lariophaga Steffan, 1954, (Hymenoptera:Trichogrammatidae) in Cowpea Vigna unguicula

Koï Wenceslas Kam, Jean Christophe Koussoubé, Marcellin Yamkoulga, Antoine Waongo, Zakaria Ilboudo & Antoine Sanon · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2026

Background: Cowpea production is affected by bruchid infestation, while the indigenous egg parasitoid Uscana lariophaga contributes to natural mortality of bruchid eggs. Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the combined effects of cowpea Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. phenology, inse...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i112483

Effects of Releases of the Egg Parastoid Uscana lariophaga Steffan (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) on Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] Pods Artificially Infested with the Bean Weevil Callosobruchus maculatus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Br

Koï Wenceslas Kam, Marcellin Yamkoulga, Emmanuel Kabore, Antoine Waongo, Zakaria Ilboudo & Antoine Sanon · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2026

Background : Cowpea production and storage are constrained by Callosobruchus maculatus, whose field infestation can continue after harvest. Aims : This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of releasing the egg parasitoid Uscana lariophaga Steffan, 1954 against Callosobruchus macu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i102475

Assessment of Entomofauna Associated with Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) (Malvales: Malvaceae) in Burkina Faso

Jean Christophe Koussoubé, Emmanuel Kabore, Koï Wenceslas Kam, Oumou Koulsoum Sissao, Zakaria Ilboudo & Antoine Sanon · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2026

Background: Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) is cultivated for its fibre, leaves, seeds, and diverse household and industrial uses, but information on the insects associated with the crop remains limited in Burkina Faso. Aims: This study aimed to assess insect diversity across the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i92442