Tomato and Jute Mallow are Two New Hosts of Papaya Bunchy Top Phytoplasma, a 16SrXII-O Subgroup Strain in Nigeria.

Nigerian papaya bunchy top (NGPBT) phytoplasma was first identified in diseased papaya plants growing in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria (Kazeem et al. 2021). The NGPBT phytoplasma is a 'Candidatus Phytoplasma convolvuli'-related strain and represents a subgroup lineage, 16SrXII-O (the accession number of the reference strain is MW530522, Kazeem et al.

Occurrence of natural enemies of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Nigeria.

Fall armyworm (FAW; Spodoptera frugiperda), an exotic moth which recently invaded Africa, is a highly destructive pest of cereals especially maize a highly valued staple crop in Nigeria. The use of natural enemies such as predators or parasitoids for FAW control is more economically viable and environmentally safer than currently recommended synthetic insecticides. Natural enemies to combat the pest have not yet been reported in Nigeria.