Cassava Integrated Pest Management: Review on Cassava Mosaic Disease and Mealybug

Abstract

Cassava mosaic disease and cassava mealybugs are some of the economically important cassava pests. Different scientists report the impacts and possible management practices. Both pests affect cassava growth, yield and quality and being threat to food security and poverty. Most findings stated as integrated pest management is very important in controlling these pests in different cassava growing areas. This might be due to the fact that integrated pest management strategies are economically sound and environmentally friend. Therefore, status and management options of cassava mosaic disease as well as whitefly and mealybugs from different scientific findings have been reviewed in this paper.

Keywords: Pest, pest management, Integration, Crop loss