Table 2. Percentage of respondents identifying termites that attack crop plants by local names in eastern Zambia (source: Sileshi, unpublished data)
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Crop |
Number of respondentsa |
Percentage of cases where the termite’s local name was mentioned or
unknown |
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Magenge |
Kalanzi |
Muswe |
Chiswe |
Gegedule |
Mphusi |
Kauni |
Unknown |
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|
Maize |
87 (100) |
45.3 |
30.5 |
11.6 |
5.2 |
1.1 |
0 |
1.1 |
5.3 |
|
Groundnut |
78 (89.7) |
37.8 |
34.6 |
12.7 |
5.1 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
6.1 |
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Sunflower |
24 (27.6) |
45.8 |
33.3 |
12.5 |
8.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Cotton |
23 (26.4) |
47.8 |
17.4 |
13.0 |
8.7 |
0 |
4.4 |
0 |
8.7 |
|
Soybean |
19 (21.8) |
68.4 |
21.1 |
5.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.3 |
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Beans |
17 (19.5) |
41.2 |
35.3 |
11.8 |
0 |
5.9 |
0 |
0 |
5.9 |
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Cassava |
12 (13.8) |
58.3 |
25.0 |
0 |
8.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8.3 |
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Cowpea |
3 (3.4) |
33.4 |
66.6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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aFigures in parentheses represent percentage of
respondents out of a total of 87
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