Maruca vitrata Pheromone trapping
in West Africa

Background

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.

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.