IITA develops bio-pesticide for moth control in Africa
2009-9-28 9:16:24
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has developed a bio-pesticide for the control of a moth, which ravages African cabbage, the institute has announced.
The institute said in a statement reaching here on Thursday that the Beauveria Bassiana developed by scientists at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture records a huge success in the control of the pest.
"Resource-poor farmers said the bio-control method has proved effective in controlling insect pest that has devastated both smallholder and large scale cabbage farms in Africa," the statement said.
The institute said cabbages were among the most important vegetables in Africa, especially in Benin Republic, mostly among lower income farmers.
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