The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, attacks important cereals, such as corn, millet and sorghum, causing economic damage. It is has been a new biotic constraint to African agriculture since it invaded the African continent in 2016. Reported in Burkina Faso in 2017, it is pr...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2024/v27i6672
Diachasmimorpha longicaudata is successfully used to control Bactrocera dorsalis and Ceratitis species. Despite its widespread use as a biological agent, a limited number of studies reflect its pesticide-induced mortality. This scarcity highlights the need for studies on pesticid...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2024/v27i6671
Astan Traoré, Ousmane Ibrahim Koné, Bintou Ly, Youssouf Faya Kéita, Boubacar Bass, Mamadou Oumar Diawara, Bernard A. Sodio & Alpha Seydou Yaro·Journal of Applied Life Sciences International·2024
Tsetse flies are harmful to humans and animals through their bites and infestations. Their distribution depends on the presence of vegetation and forest patches, etc. Visiting resting places, hunting grounds, or breeding grounds is a means of contact between human, animal, and in...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2024/v27i6670
Christiana Adeyoola Oluwamotemi, Oyenihun Abimbola Oluwatosin, Bolatito Toyin Olonisakin, Adeyemi ldowu Akinboade & Ademola Lukman Adelekan·Journal of Applied Life Sciences International·2024
Aims: Immunisation is one of the medical achievements of the twentieth century; however, some vaccines are receiving less and less support. Increasing people's understanding of vaccination's direct advantages, beyond avoiding infectious diseases, may aid in regaining vaccine acce...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2024/v27i6669
Tilapia farming is a significant sector in global aquaculture, with Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) being one of the most widely cultivated species. However, the continued increase in tilapia production raises concerns about genetic deterioration. This study aimed to evaluat...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2024/v27i6668
Background: Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is a common pathogenic inflammatory, distressing and occasionally life-threatening condition that affects people of all ages and genders, with difficulty in treatment due to the high rate of antibiotic resistance. Escherichia coli is the...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2024/v27i6667
The experiment was conducted in three villages in Namakkal district to evaluate the effects of an integrated fish-duck farming system on the physico-chemical and biological parameters of pond ecosystems, as well as on overall fish production. This eight-month trial took place fro...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2024/v27i6666
In order to find a solution to maize in the composition of poultry feed, a study was conducted to evaluate the effect of the substitution of maize by germinated off-season sorghum as an alternative energy source on nutrients digestibility and histological of small intestinal of b...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2024/v27i6665
Lame Younoussa, Alain Bruno Kayanbe, Kary Mallam Oumarou, Ezechiel Doumia, Kalayam Kalayam Moutsina, Mamat Amina, Theodora Kopa Kowa, Aurelie Dadji Foko & Elias Nchiwan Nukenine·Journal of Applied Life Sciences International·2024
Botanical insecticides are nowadays highly encouraged in mosquito control programs because of their efficacy, specific target, biodegradability, less toxic for non-target species, and safe for the human users. In this context, five fractions of the leaf methanolic extract of Chen...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2024/v27i6664
Wide hybridization can enrich crops' genetic background and diversity by comparing different species and integrating the different parental traits. In the present study, interspecific hybridization was performed between Daincha and two related sesbania species by hand emasculatio...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2024/v27i6663