We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Crop
Protection Programme of the UK’s Department for International
Development (DFID) for the work described in these web pages.
This publication is an output from research projects funded by
the United Kingdom Department for International Development for the
benefit of developing countries. The views expressed are not
necessarily those of DFID.
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The aim of this
project was to develop cheap pheromone traps for the legume podborer,
Maruca vitrata, which could be used by small-holder cowpea farmers
in West Africa to predict infestations of the pest and thus aid in
its control.
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