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Entomology

Incidence, prevalence and severity of fall armyworm infestation in Ghana: a case of two maize enclaves in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

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Article: 2325106 | Received 27 Dec 2023, Accepted 26 Feb 2024, Published online: 22 Mar 2024

Figures & data

Figure 1. Map of Ejisu-Juabeng and Ejura-Sekyedumase Districts showing study communities.

(Insert: Maps showing the location of the Ashanti Region of Ghana and study districts).

Figure 1. Map of Ejisu-Juabeng and Ejura-Sekyedumase Districts showing study communities.(Insert: Maps showing the location of the Ashanti Region of Ghana and study districts).

Table 1. Number of farms selected per community in districts.

Plate 1. Visual rating scales for screening leaf damage by FAW (Prasanna et al., Citation2018).

Plate 1. Visual rating scales for screening leaf damage by FAW (Prasanna et al., Citation2018).

Table 2. Level of leaf damage caused by FAW at seedling stage.

Table 3. Level of leaf damage caused by FAW at vegetative stage.

Table 4. Prevalence of FAW larvae.

Table 5. Severity of FAW.

Table 6. Association between climatic factors and infestation of fall armyworms.

Table 7. Climate determinants of prevalence of FAW armyworm on farms.

Table 8. Summarized results for multiple linear regression for prevalence of fall armyworm infestation.

Table 9. Climate determinants of leaf damage on farms.

Table 10. Summarized results for multiple linear regression for leaf damage by fall armyworms.

Table 11. Climate determinants of severity of fall armyworm infestation on farms.

Table 12. Summarized results for multiple linear regression for severity of fall armyworm infestation.

Data availability statement

We hereby declare that data will be readily made available upon request.