African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6941

Full Length Research Paper

Farmers’ insecticide use practices and species composition and abundance of thrips species (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on onion in the Rift Valley of Ethiopia

Belete Negash
  • Belete Negash
  • Department of Plant and Horticulture Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Hawassa University, College of Agriculture, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Ferdu Azerefegne
  • Ferdu Azerefegne
  • Department of Plant and Horticulture Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Hawassa University, College of Agriculture, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Gashawbeza Ayalew
  • Gashawbeza Ayalew
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Melkassa Research Center, Adama, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 10 March 2019
  •  Accepted: 23 April 2019
  •  Published: 30 September 2019

How to cite this article

APA /
Negash, B., Azerefegne, F., & Ayalew, G. (2019). Farmers’ insecticide use practices and species composition and abundance of thrips species (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on onion in the Rift Valley of Ethiopia. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 14(32), 1537-1543.
Chicago /
Belete Negash, Ferdu Azerefegne and Gashawbeza Ayalew  . "Farmers’ insecticide use practices and species composition and abundance of thrips species (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on onion in the Rift Valley of Ethiopia." African Journal of Agricultural Research 14, no. 32 (2019): 1537-1543.
MLA /
Belete Negash, Ferdu Azerefegne and Gashawbeza Ayalew  . "Farmers’ insecticide use practices and species composition and abundance of thrips species (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on onion in the Rift Valley of Ethiopia." African Journal of Agricultural Research 14.32 (2019): 1537-1543.