Research Article
Storage Insects on Yam Chips and Their Traditional Management in Northern Benin
Table 6
List of plants used to protect yam chips against storage insect pests and their utilisation methods.
| | Species | Part used |
Role |
Method of application | Percentage of farmers using the plants across ethnic groups | | Peulh | Nago | Ani | Taneka | Bariba | Lokpa | Yom |
| | Piliostigma thonningii | Leaf/bark | Dye | Infusion | 42.86 | 19.40 | 15 | 30.30 | 16.67 | 26.47 | 30.30 | | Lophira lanceolata | Leaf | Dye | Infusion | — | 7.46 | — | — | — | — | — | | Blighia sapida | Leaf | Insecticide | Infusion | — | 5.97 | — | — | — | — | — | | Bridelia ferruginea | Leaf/bark | Insecticide | Infusion | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | | Khaya senegalensis | Bark | Insecticide | Fumigate | — | — | — | — | 11.11 | — | — | | Tectona grandis | Leaf | Dye | Infusion | — | 19.40 | 5 | 12.12 | — | 14.71 | — | | Manihot esculentus | Leaf | Hardening of the yam chips | Infusion | — | — | — | — | — | 2.94 | — | | Sorghum bicolor | Stem/oil cakes | Dye | Infusion | 57.14 | 47.77 | 75 | 57.58 | 72.22 | 55.88 | 69.70 |
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