Publications (82)
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Beekeeping in Burkina Faso: A Survey on Local Knowledge and Practices in a Context of Global Decline in Honeybees
Sawadogo Souhaïbou, Bazié Hugues Roméo, Bationo Modeste Florentin, Zella Sinali, Ilboudo Zakaria
Like beekeeping worldwide, the sector in Burkina Faso is an income-generating activity. However, it faces many challenges: unsuitable practices, environmental
degradation, declining bee populations, etc. Our aim is to contribute to the sustainable improvement of beekeeping by promoting local knowledge and expertise in this activity. To achiev(...)
Beekeeping, Local Knowledge, Endogenous Practices, Burkina Faso, West Africa
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Diversity of parasitic and non-parasitic fauna in Apis mellifera colonies: Implications for honeybee health and apiary management in two climatic zones of Burkina Faso, West Africa
Souhaïbou Sawadogo , Oswald Gilbert Dingtoumda, Hugues Roméo Bazié , Valentin Zoungrana, Yacouba Soro, Franck Lirassé Gnané, Modeste Florentin Bationo, Zakaria Ilboudo
The hive can harbour a variety of beneficial or harmful organisms alongside the honeybee. These pests act individually or collectively and contribute to declining bee populations worldwide. Here, we looked at the diversity of macro-organisms associated with bees in hives in Burkina Faso. The study took place in the Sudanian and Sudano-Sahelian(...)
Apis mellifera Hives Biodiversity Parasites Predators Burkina Faso
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Farmers' Perception of Midge Impact on Sorghum Grains Production in Burkina Faso
Kouraogo Issouf, Ouedraogo Issoufou, Ouedraogo Nofou, Sanon Antoine and Raboin Louis-Marie
Sorghum midge, Stenodiplosis sorghicola (Coquillet, 1898) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) is one of the most damaging insect pests, significantly reducing the crop yield worldwide. The present study was carried out to improve understanding of farmers' perceptions of sorghum midge and the traditional methods used to control it. Surveys were carried ou(...)
Sorghum midge; farmer perception; insects; damage; production; Burkina Faso
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Study of Some Biological Parameters of Phonoctonus lutescens (Guérin Meneville and Percheron), a Predator of Dysdercus voëlkeri (Schmidt, 1932), in Burkina Faso
Sow Issa , Hema S. A. Omer, Sanon Antoine, Hema Tiemogo
Phonoctonus lutescens, the predatory bug of D. voëlkeri, belongs to the Hemiptera order, Heteroptera suborder, Reduviidae family, Phonoctonus genus and Phonoctonus lutescens species. P. lutescens is an organism that feeds on pests. It is also one of the main predators of the red cotton bug (Gossypium hirsutum L.). The cotton bug Dysdercus voël(...)
Biological control, phonoctonus lutescens, dysdercus voelkeri, Burkina Faso
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Morphological and biological characterization of Spermophagus niger (Motschulsky, 1866) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from four West African countries.
Kabore E., Koussoube J. C., Kam K. W., Sanon A., & Ilboudo Z.
n Burkina Faso and many West African countries, Spermophagus niger (L.) is the main insect pest of Hibiscus sabdariffa seeds stored with considerable damage. Variations in bioclimatic conditions can lead to significant changes in the morphology and biology of populations of the same insect species, leading to strains that are morphologically a(...)
West Africa, Spermophagus niger, Hibiscus sabdariffa, bioclimatic conditions, strains
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Evaluation of the Efficacy of Five Chemical Insecticides in the Protection of Maize against the Moth Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Burkina Faso
Flavie W. TAPSOBA, Issoufou OUEDRAOGO, Omer Sacamba Aimé HEMA et Antoine SANON
Maize production in Burkina Faso faces a number of constraints, the main onebeing attacks by insect pests. One of these insects is the fall armyworm (Spodop-tera frugiperda J.E. Smith). Control of this insect began with the application ofchemical insecticides, which are ineffective in the long term and give rise to re-sistance problems. This s(...)
Spodoptera frugiperda, chemical insecticides, maize, resistance, Burkina Faso
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Studies on life history traits of the oophagous parasitoid, Gryon fulviventre Crawford (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae), a potential biocontrol agent of the cowpea pod-sucking bug, Clavigralla tomentosicollis Stäl. (Hemiptera: Coreidae) in Burkina Faso
APOLLINE SANOU, ADAMA KABORÉ, SOULEYMANE KOUSSOUBÉ, FOUSSÉNI TRAORÉ, ANTOINE WAONGO, CLÉMENTINE L. DABIRÉ-BINSO and ANTOINE SANON
The pod-sucking bug, Clavigralla tomentosicollis, is a key pest of cowpea, an important food legume in West Africa. Gryon fulviventre, an egg parasitoid of this pest is a potential biological control agent and proved that inoculative or inundative releases incowpea fields boost its natural parasitism rates. The current study aimed to determine(...)
Biological control, cowpea pod-sucking bug, egg parasitoid, functional response, mass production
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High pyrethroid resistance is associated with high frequencies of 1014F and 1014S kdr mutations in Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Zephirin Somda , Nicolas Zanré , Dimitri W Wangrawa , Hyacinthe K Toé , Aboubacar Sombié , Erisha Saiki , Shinya Fukumoto , Tatsuya Sakurai , Antoine Sanon , Philip J McCall , Hirotaka Kanuka , David Weetman , Athanase Badolo
Malaria remains a major public health threat in Burkina Faso, as in most sub-Saharan Africa countries. Malaria control relies mainly on long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying. In Burkina Faso, an escalating of insecticide resistance has been observed over the last decades. This study aimed to investigate ins(...)
Anopheles arabiensis, insecticide, resistance, urban malaria, kdr mutations
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Comparative evaluation of two methods for sterilizing Corcyra cephalonica Stainton (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) eggs for mass rearing of Trichogrammatoidea armigera Nagaraja (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)
Aboubacar Boly · Antoine Waongo · Adama Kaboré · Fousséni Traore · Malick N. Ba · Antoine Sanon
The millet Head Miner (MHM), Heliocheilus albipunctella (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is the most important pest of the millet crop in the Sahel. Augmentative biological control was successfully tested in the Sahel for controlling the MHM with releases of the egg parasitoids Trichogrammatoidea armigera Nagaraja (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). Ho(...)
Ultraviolet · Cold · Corcyra cephalonica · Trichogrammatoidea armigera · Burkina Faso
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Management of Ephestia cautella Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in shea (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn) kernel stocks using insecticidal plant extracts.
Kambou S.F., Koussoube J.C., Kam K.W., Dingtoumda O.G., Wangrawa W.D., Sanon A., Ilboudo Z.
Many essential oils and powders of aromatic plants with insecticidal properties are more and more considered as alternative insecticides to protect stored products against pests. One of these pests is Ephestia cautella Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) which is a major pest of stored nuts. The larvae of this insect infesting shea kernels cause c(...)
Biological Control, Essential Oils, Azadirachta indica, Eucalyptus camaldulensis
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Characterization of human exposure to Anopheles and Aedes bites using antibody-based biomarkers in rural zone of Cameroon
Idriss Nasser Ngangue-Siewe, Paulette Ndjeunia-Mbiakop, André Barembaye Sagna, Abdoul-Aziz Mamadou Maïga, Roland Bamou, Antoine Sanon, Jeannette Tombi, Jean Arthur Mbida Mbida, Christophe Antonio-Nkondjio, Franck Remoue , Athanase Badolo
Malaria and Aedes-borne diseases remain major causes of mortality, morbidity, and disability in most developing countries. Surveillance of transmission patterns associated with vector control remains strategic for combating these diseases. Due to the limitions of current surveillance tools used to assess human exposure to mosquito bites, human(...)
Malaria, Aedes-borne diseases , Human IgG Ab, gSG6-P1, Nterm–34-kDa, salivary peptides, monitoring human exposure
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Effect of photoperiod and 20-hydroxyecdysone on post-embryonic development and diapause disruption in Cirina butyrospermi Vuillet (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) under laboratory conditions
Z.S. Ouédraogo, A. Badolo, A. Maria , D. Siaussat, S. Niassy, and A. Sanon
Cirina butyrospermi (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), commonly known as the shea caterpillar, is an edible insect in several West African countries. However, this insect is seasonal due to a long pupal diapause. This study therefore aims to explore the potential for mass rearing of C. butyrospermi by determining the role of photoperiod and 20-hydrox(...)
domestication – edible insect – insect hormones – shea caterpillar – short photoperiod
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Three years of insecticide resistance evolution and associated mechanisms in Aedes aegypti populations of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Félix Yaméogo, Aboubacar Sombié, Dimitri W. Wangrawa, Manabu Oté, Philip J. McCall, Erisha Saiki, David Weetman, Tatsuya Sakurai, Hirotaka Kanuka, Athanase Badolo
Background : Resistance to insecticides is spreading among populations of Aedes aegypti, the primary vector of important human arboviruses. The escalating insecticide resistance poses a significant threat to dengue vector control, with an expanding number of countries affected by the disease. To gain a deeper insight into the evolution of inse(...)
Aedes aegypti, Mutations, Resistance mechanism, Burkina Faso
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The epidemiological benefit of pyrethroid–pyrrole insecticide treated nets against malaria: an individual-based malaria transmission dynamics modelling study
Prof Thomas S Churcher, PhDa,* thomas.churcher@imperial.ac.uk ∙ Isaac J Stopard, PhDa,* ∙ Arran Hamlet, PhDa,* ∙ Dominic P Dee, MDa ∙ Antoine Sanou, PhDb ∙ Prof Mark Rowland, PhDc ∙ Moussa W Guelbeogo, PhDb ∙ Basiliana Emidi, PhDd ∙ Jacklin F Mosha, PhDd ∙ Joseph D Challenger, PhDa ∙ Adrian Denz, PhDa ∙ Andrew Glover, PhDa ∙ Giovanni D Charles, PhDa ∙ Emma L Russell, PhDa ∙ Rich Fitzjohn, PhDa ∙ Pete Winskill, PhDa ∙ Christen Fornadel, PhDe ∙ Tom Mclean, PhDe ∙ Peder Digref ∙ Joseph Wagman, PhDf ∙ Frank Mosha, PhDd ∙ Jackie Cook, PhDc ∙ Martin C Akogbéto, PhDg ∙ Prof Luc S Djogbenou, PhDh,i ∙ Prof Hilary Ranson, PhDi ∙ Prof Philip McCall, PhDi ∙ Alphaxard Manjurano, PhDd ∙ Sagnon N’Falé, PhDb ∙ Natacha Protopopoff, PhDc,d ∙ Manfred Accrombessi, PhDc ∙ Corine Ngufor, PhDc,g ∙ Geraldine Foster, PhDi ∙ Ellie Sherrard-Smith, PhD
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Insecticide treated nets (ITNs) are the most important malaria prevention tool in Africa but the rise of pyrethroid resistance in mosquitoes is likely impeding control. WHO has recommended a novel pyrethroid–pyrrole ITN following evidence of epidemiological benefit in two cluster-randomised, controlled trials (CRTs). It remains unc(...)
pyrethroid–pyrrole, insecticide treated nets, malaria
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Behavioral response of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) to essential oils of Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Dehnh) and their blend in Y-maze olfactometer
Dimitri Wendgida Wangrawa, Karthikeyan Chandrasegaran, Forde Upshur, Dov Borovsky, Igor V. Sharakhov, Clement Vinauger, Athanase Badolo, Antoine Sanon, and Chloe ́Lahondère
Background Aedes aegypti vectors several important arboviruses including dengue and yellow fever. This vector mosquito is controlled mainly by using synthetic insecticides and repellents. Overusing these insecticides causes mosquito resistance, harms the environment, and affects human health. This report reevaluates the repellent activities of(...)
essential oil, repellent, Aedes aegypti, mixture, GC-MS