Publications by authors named "Gration M Rwegasira"
Article Synopsis
- - Cotton production in Tanzania is highly affected by various insect pests, with potential damages reaching up to 60%, yet there's a lack of understanding about these pests' behaviors throughout different seasons and growth stages of the crop.
- - The study conducted in Misungwi district found a total of 8,500 insect specimens collected over two growing seasons, revealing that cotton's growth stages and seasonal changes significantly impact pest abundance and diversity.
- - The research highlights the need for developing sustainable pest management strategies to address these challenges in repeated cotton cultivation in Tanzania, which could be applicable in similar agricultural contexts.
Background: Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) are the most important group of pollinators with about 20,507 known species worldwide. Despite the critical role of bees in providing pollination services, studies aiming at understanding which species are present across disturbance gradients are scarce. Limited taxononomic information for the existing and unidentified bee species in Tanzania make their conservation haphazard.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpecies diversity, abundance, and dispersion of rice stem borers in framer's fields were studied in four major rice growing areas of Kahama District. Stem borer larvae were extracted from the damaged tillers in 16 quadrants established in each field. Adult Moths were trapped by light traps and collected in vials for identification.
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