ReviewJournal of insect science (Online)2026
Integrated botanical and cultural strategies for management of major insect pests in maize.
Review in Journal of insect science (Online), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Maize (Zea mays L.) is a staple crop for millions of people worldwide, yet its productivity is constantly under threat from pests such as fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith), stem borers (Busseola fusca Fuller and Chilo partellus Swinhoe), maize aphids (Rhopalosiphum maidis Fitch), and maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky). These pests can cause devastating losses of 20-50% in the field and up to 40% during storage. The pests are increasingly resistant to chemical insecticides, and there are growing concerns about environmental and health impacts. Sustainable alternatives are urgently needed. This review brings together insights from 34 studies (2000-2025) on plant-based insecticides, cultural practices, and their integration for maize pest management. Across the selected studies, larval mortality due to botanical extracts ranged from 45% to 92%, depending on the plant species used, formulation, and target pest. These values reflect the range reported in different studies rather than results from a formal meta-analysis. Cultural practices like intercropping, crop rotation, adjusting planting dates, and field sanitation lowered pest pressure by 18-80% and boosted yields by 8-45%. Combining these approaches was even more powerful, reducing fall armyworm damage by 65-88%, increasing yields up to 52%, and supporting beneficial insects. Despite these successes, challenges remain, especially in understanding how farmers adopt these methods and how they perform across different locations and seasons. Overall, this evidence shows that integrated, environmentally friendly strategies can protect maize, support farmers, and promote resilient, low-input farming systems. Future work should focus on long-term field trials, practical adoption, and socio-economic benefits to make these strategies widely accessible. A systematic literature search was conducted using databases such as Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar covering studies published between 2000 and 2025.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.