Table 4. Farmers’ indigenous termite management practices in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, and Zambia
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Control practices |
Districts |
Country (part of country) |
References |
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Destruction of mound and colony |
Balaka |
Malawi (southern) |
Sileshi et al. (2008) |
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Katete, Chipata |
Zambia (eastern) |
Sileshi et al. (2008) |
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Tororo |
Uganda (eastern) |
Nyeko and Olubayo (2005) |
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Machakos |
Kenya (eastern) |
Malaret and Ngoru (1989) |
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S Gonder |
Ethiopia (northern) |
Jiru (2006) |
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Plant Euphorbia tirucali in field |
Balaka |
Malawi (southern) |
Sileshi et al. (2008) |
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Tsangano |
Mozambique (northwest) |
Sileshi et al. (2008) |
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Chipata, Katete |
Zambia (eastern) |
Sileshi et al. (2008) |
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Kalomo, Choma, Monze |
Zambia (southern) |
Nkunika (1998) |
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Apply Bobgunnia madagascarensis |
Chipata, Katete |
Zambia (eastern) |
Sileshi et al. (2008) |
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Kalomo, Choma, Gwembe, Monze, Livingstone |
Zambia (southern) |
Nkunika (1998) |
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Spray Tephrosia extract |
Chipata |
Zambia (eastern) |
Sileshi et al. (2008) |
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Apply wood ash |
Chipata, Katete |
Zambia (eastern) |
Sileshi et al. (2008) |
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Kalomo, Gwembe, Monze, Mazabuka, Livingstone |
Zambia (southern) |
Nkunika (1998) |
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Machakos |
Kenya (eastern) |
Malaret and Ngoru (1989) |
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Tororo |
Uganda (eastern) |
Nyeko and Olubayo (2005) |
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Avoid earthing up (banking) |
Chiosha |
Malawi (central) |
Sileshi et al. (2008) |
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Chipata |
Zambia (eastern) |
Sileshi et al. (2008) |
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Minimum weeding |
Chipata |
Zambia (eastern) |
Sileshi et al. (2008) |
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Clean weeding |
Chipata |
Zambia (eastern) |
Sileshi et al. (2008) |
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Machakos |
Kenya (eastern) |
Malaret and Ngoru (1989) |
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Apply pork, meat, fat to attract ants |
Mapanje |
Mozambique (northwest) |
Sileshi et al. (2008) |
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Machakos |
Kenya (eastern) |
Malaret and Ngoru (1989) |
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Apply cow dung or urine |
Monze |
Zambia (southern) |
Nkunika (1998) |
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Machakos |
Kenya (eastern) |
Malaret and Ngoru (1989) |
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