American Journal of Entomology

Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2021

  • Management Practices of Pasture, Range and Grazing Reserves for Livestock Production in the Tropics: A Review

    Kubkomawa Hayatu Ibrahim, Lawal Abubakar Usman

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2021
    Pages: 18-26
    Received: 20 April 2021
    Accepted: 5 May 2021
    Published: 14 May 2021
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    Abstract: The objective of the paper was to review management practices of pasture, range and grazing reserves in order to ensure steady supply of feed and promote sustainable livestock productivity in the tropics. Grazing management deals with such questions as how long should animals stay in one area and how long they should stay off it; which animals shou... Show More
  • Parasitoid Species Associated with Immature Stages pieris rapae (L.) Inhabiting Cabbage Plantations in Assiut Governorate, Upper Egypt

    Farouk Abdel-kawi Abdel-Galil, Safaa Mohamed Abdel-Rahman Mohamed Amro, Abd El-Raheem Ahmed Abd El-Raheem, Dalya Yousef Awad Darwish, Mervat Ahmed Badawy Mahmoud

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2021
    Pages: 27-31
    Received: 23 April 2021
    Accepted: 17 May 2021
    Published: 31 May 2021
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    Abstract: This work was initiated for the first time to identify parasitoid species associated with the immature stages of Pieris rapae (L.) inhabiting cabbage plantations in Assiut governorate, Upper Egypt during the 2018 and 2019 cabbage growing seasons. Attacking periods and parasitism percentages (PPs) of the identified parasitoid species were calculated... Show More
  • Fauna Pests Infesting Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) in Penja-Cameroon

    Victor Joly Dzokou, Nicaise Lontchi Fofe, Brice Hermann Kamgaing Kouam, Aoudou Yaouba, Joseph Lebel Tamesse

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2021
    Pages: 32-38
    Received: 18 April 2021
    Accepted: 21 May 2021
    Published: 22 June 2021
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    Abstract: Pepper is one of the spices used in the fight against covid-19 in Cameroon. But its production faces many constraints, including arthropods and Molluscs. The purpose of this study in the Penja production basin was to invent the fauna associated with pepper and support trees, as well as pest damage for the development of an appropriate control progr... Show More