Research
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ToggleEdible Insects
My work on edible insects became a global game changer, highlighted by the publication of an Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) book and the organization of an international conference.
Integrated Pest Management
This concerns a number of projects such as:
- Biocontrol of stemborers in Kenya
- Biocontrol leaffolders in the Phillippines
- IPM farmer field schools in Zanzibar
- Managing bruchid pests in Benin
Locusts
We investigated strategies to manage the desert locust in Africa and the Middle East
Bruchids
This project deals with biological control of bruchids – storage pests of cowpea in West Africa – using an egg parasitoid.
CoS
The Convergence of Sciences project concerns an interdisplinary Research project dealing with investigating how to conduct agricultural research in West Africa.
Insects in African Culture
In 1995 and 2000 I visited 27 countries in Africa and interviewed 250 people about the cultural aspect of insects as food, toy or medicine, and in stories, songs, etc., etc.
A number of articles have been published. I provide some highlights.