(Prostephanus truncatus) Credits: Biovision-Infonet The larger grain borer has been found infesting cassava chips in storage particularly during the rainy season in West Africa. This beetle is currently the most serious pest of dried cassava in storage. Weight losses as high as 70% after 4 months of storage have been reported elsewhere. What to do: […]
Monthly Archives: February 2020
Cassava Mealybug
(Phenacoccus manihoti) Credits: Biovision-Infonet The cassava mealybug is pinkish in colour. Its body is surrounded by very short filaments, and covered with a fine coating of wax. Adults are 0.5-1.4 mm long. This mealybug does not have males. Females live for about 20 days and lay 400 eggs in average. The lifecycle from egg to […]
Cassava Production
Credits: Biovision-Infonet Scientific Name: Manihot esculenta Order / Family: Euphorbiales: Euphorbiaceae Local Names: Manioc, Mandioca, Tapioca; Mhogo Pests & Diseases: African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV) , Anthracnose, Birds and Vertebrates, Brown leaf spot, Cassava bacterial blight, Cassava brown streak virus disease, Cassava green spider mite, Cassava scales, Grasshoppers, Larger grain borer (LGB), Mealybugs, Post harvest diseases, Spider mites, Storage pests, Stripped mealybug, Termites, Whiteflies Furthermore, many cassava varieties contain cyanogenic glucosides, and inadequate processing […]
Quick Search Pea Pests
Credits:Biovision-Infonet Cutworms African bollworm Helicoverpa armiguera and other caterpillars Aphids Pea blue butterfly Lampides boeticus Thrips Sericothrips spp, Frankliniella occidentalis, and Thrips tabaci Leafminers Liriomyza spp. and Chromatomyia horticola Spider mites Tetranychus spp. Root-know nematode Meloidogyne incognita, M. javanica Storage pests
Gilt Pig Selection
Dr.iCow’s Diary Date: 06.02.2020 Dear Dr.iCow , There are some pigs with 10 teats, 12 and others with 14 teats. Which are the right ones? From: Mr.John, County: Siaya, Kenya Discussion: John is interested in commercial pig farming. It is good business as pigs can be raised in small and large scale holdings, they are […]
Fowl Typhoid
Dr.iCow’s Diary Date: 07.02.2020 Dear Dr.iCow My 4 months old chicks are dying of yellow diarrhea. What is the cause of this condition? What is the best medicine to stop further deaths? From: Mr. Njora, County: Nyeri, Kenya. Discussion: Mr. Njora has lost several chicken with signs of yellow diarrhea. The chicken were on treatment […]
Quick Search Pea Diseases
Credits:Biovision-Infonet Ascochyta spots Ascochyta pisi, A. pinodella/Mycosphaerella pinodes Powdery mildew Erysiphe polygoni Downy mildew Peronospora pisi Fusarium near-wilt Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. pisi Viral diseases Pea enation mosaic virus (PEMV)
Mastitis
Dr.iCow’s Diary Date: 04.02.2020 Dear Dr.iCow, Please I want to know the cure for mastitis. From: Teresia, County: Machakos, Kenya. Discussion: The cow is suffering from mastitis which keep recurring even after treatment with injections and intra-mammary antibiotic infusions. Dear Teresia, Mastitis can be classified according to clinical symptoms or depending on mode of transmission. […]
Anaplasmosis Disease
Dr.iCow’s Diary Date: 04.02.20.20 Dear Dr.iCow, Nina ng’ombe imekauka kinyeshi. Inahitaji dawa gani? (I have a cow that is producing hard faeces. Which medications From: Daudi, County: Narok, Kenya Discussion: The bull has been having constipation and is being left behind by other animals when grazing and appears tired, is feeding poorly and is standing […]
Quick Search Pepper Pests
Credits: Biovision-Infonet Root-knot Nematodes Spider Mites Aphids Cutworms Fruit Flies Fruit Borers Leafmining Flies Thrips Whiteflies Broad Mite or Yellow Tea Mite