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Niger: Natural enemies against the devastating millet head miner

Source(s): United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
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In Niger, two destructive pests, the pearl millet head miner and the pearl millet stem borer, can cause up to 85 percent yield loss of millet — a deadly problem in a food-insecure country where millet is the most important staple crop. To fight the pearl millet head miner, the IPM Innovation Lab, in collaboration with ICRISAT-Niger and INRAN-Maradi, received a sub-award from the Sorghum and Millet Innovation Lab at Kansas State University to work on biological control of the pest. Below, a how-to video highlights the promising use of natural enemies to fight the devastating millet head miner. This factsheet provides more background on the project.

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Hazards Insect infestation
Themes Disaster risk management Food security and agriculture
Country and region Niger
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