Contact toxicity and proximate effect of fipronil on insect pest and predatory ant community structure in cocoa agro-ecosystem

Although usage persists in some countries, fipronil is banned or restricted in many others. Prior to its ban on cocoa in Ghana, concerns about its effect on non-target insects and secondary outbreak of Anomis leona were conflicting. This study, which predates the ban, assessed the toxicity and the s...

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Main Authors: Silas Wintuma Avicor, Godfred Kweku Awudzi, Richard Adu-Acheampong, Peter Boamah-Dankyi, Samuel Adu-Acheampong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666154323004167