Nadine AMUSANT

Efficacy of Wood Vinegars on Insect Control, Agronomic Performance and Yield of Open-field Tomatoes in Côte d'Ivoire

Hakim Abdel Aziz OUATTARA, Bobelé Florence NIAMKE, Jean Louis Lepetit N'GUESSAN, Mandji Eliane Marie Frédéric AHOKE, Bley Appolinaire BLEY-ATSE, N’guessan Jean Claude YAO & Nadine AMUSANT · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2025

Background: In Côte d’Ivoire, tomato production suffers significant yield losses due to insect infestations, which are typically controlled using synthetic pesticides that pose risks to human health and the environment. Wood vinegar, a natural liquid obtained from biomass pyrolys...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arrb/2025/v40i112335

Inventories of the Main Insect Pests of Stored Corn and Repellent and Insecticidal Effects of Sapwood and Heartwood Extracts from Wood Côte d'Ivoire against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera, Curculionidae)

Appolinaire Bley Bley-Atse, Armand Nahoulé Adja, Florence Bobelé Niamké, Jean Louis Lepetit N’guessan, Hakim Abdel Aziz Ouatarra, N’guessan Jean Claude YAO, Mathias Danho, Augustin Amissa Adima & Nadine AMUSANT · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2026

Background:  Cereals play a central and important role globally in food security, nutrition and energy. Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky is without doubt the most devastating insect pest of agricultural stocks and is resistant to synthetic chemical pesticides. The search for botani...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arrb/2026/v41i22374