Open Access Repository of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics) · 1996 · 11 citations · 0 references
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AgricultureEntomologyPlant SciencesAgricultural EntomologyInsect EcologySeed PathologyCrop Pest InsectsPest ControlPest DetectionPest ManagementSeed SecuritySeed-borne DiseasesCrop Damage DetectionPest RiskPest SurveyingSeed Disease EpidemiologySeed-borne Disease Epidemiology
In on-farm field studies in in 1995 in Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda, Helicoverpa armigera, Maruca testulalis [M. vitrata], Clavigralla sp. and Melanagromyza chalcosoma were identified as the major pests of pigeon peas. M. vitrata was not found in Malawi.