Vertebrates contribute to natural control of the millet head miner in tree-crop agroforestry systems

Sow Ahmadou, Seye Djiby, Faye Emile, Benoit Laure, Galan Maxime, Haran Julien, Brévault Thierry. 2019. Vertebrates contribute to natural control of the millet head miner in tree-crop agroforestry systems. . IESOL, LAPSE, PATHO-BIOS, IAVAO, DIVECOSYS. Dakar : IESOL, Diaporama, 1 diaporama (27 vues) Conférence intensification durable (CID 2019) : Leviers d'intensification pour une transition agroécologique des systèmes de production en Afrique Sub-Saharienne. 2, Dakar, Sénégal, 8 Octobre 2019/10 Octobre 2019.

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Résumé : The millet head miner, Heliocheilus albipunctella(Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), is a major constraint to millet production in sub-Saharan Africa. In the absence of any pesticide application by farmers, millet production relies on pest regulation by ecosystem service. However, the continued delivery of such ecosystem service is threatened by biodiversity loss due to simplification of land uses in agricultural landscapes. A better understanding of factors driving natural pest control is a major challenge for designing sustainable cropping systems. The objectiveof the present study was to assess the association between canopy openness in traditional tree-crop agroforestry systems, richness and abundance of birds and bats, and their role in the natural regulation of the millet head miner.Ten study sites were selected in a 50 km² area in the Peanut basin in Senegal. In each site, a couple of millet fields were selected according to canopy openness and tree species richness. Monitoring of birds and bats, pest regulation and crop damage were carried out. Nine insectivorous bird and bat species were observed and their predator status confirmed by direct observation or DNA analysis on feces. Bird's abundanceis enhanced by tree diversity at a local scale. Egg infestation of millet panicles was greater in open fields and negatively correlated with bird abundance. Grain losses were reduced when panicles were accessible to birds. Further research is needed to better understand relationships between trees, food webs and biological control.

Auteurs et affiliations

• Sow Ahmadou, CIRAD-BIOS-UMR CBGP (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0001-8987-4828
• Seye Djiby, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR AIDA (FRA)
• Faye Emile, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR HortSys (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0001-7764-3256
• Benoit Laure, CIRAD-BIOS-UMR CBGP (FRA)
• Galan Maxime, INRA (FRA)
• Haran Julien, CIRAD-BIOS-UMR CBGP (ZAF)
• Brévault Thierry, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR AIDA (SEN) ORCID: 0000-0003-0159-3509

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/595647/)

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