African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6854

Full Length Research Paper

Farmers’ perception of a biological control agent, Oecophylla longinoda Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and its effects on the quality of citrus fruits in Ghana

G. K. Abunyewah
  • G. K. Abunyewah
  • African Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Science (ARPPIS), University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
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K. Afreh-Nuamah
  • K. Afreh-Nuamah
  • African Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Science (ARPPIS), University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
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J. A. Nboyine
  • J. A. Nboyine
  • Crop Science Department, University of Ghana, Legon. Accra, Ghana.
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D. Obeng-Ofori
  • D. Obeng-Ofori
  • CSIR- Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, P. O. Box 52, Tamale, Ghana.
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M. K. Billah
  • M. K. Billah
  • African Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Science (ARPPIS), University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 01 June 2015
  •  Accepted: 20 October 2015
  •  Published: 17 December 2015

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