Pittendrigh, B. R.    

Firstname:B. R. 
Surname:Pittendrigh 
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Institute:Department of Entomology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 
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Publications as Author



2024

Suitability of cowpea sprouts to optimize rearing of biocontrol agents Phanerotoma syleptae (Zettel) and Liragathis javana (Bhat and Gupta), Agountcheme, P. S., Dannon, E. A., Datinon, B., Manbou, A., Sinzogan, A.*, Srinivasan, R., Pittendrigh, B. R. and Tamo, M., in: International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, volume 44, pages 2293-2303, ISSN 1742-7584, 2024. [DOI]
 

2023

Recent advances in cowpea IPM in West Africa, Togola, A., Datinon, B., Laouali, A.*, Traore, F.*, Agboton, C., Ongom, P. O., Ojo, J. A.*, Pittendrigh, B. R., Boukar, O. and Tamo, M., in: Frontiers in Agronomy, volume 5, number -: 1220387, pages 1-11, ISSN 2673-3218, 2023. [DOI]
 
Are digital services the right solution for empowering smallholder farmers? A perspective enlightened by COVID-19 experiences to inform smart IPM, Sekabira, H., Tepa-Yotto, G., Ahouandjinou, A. R. M.*, Thunes, K. H., Pittendrigh, B. R., Kaweesa, Y.* and Tamo, M., in: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, volume 7, number -: 983063, pages 1-10, ISSN 2571-581X, 2023. [DOI]
 

2022

Dramatically increased accessibility and decreased cost- per-person impacts are needed for scaling IPM in Africa, Bello-Bravo, J., Medendorp, J., Lutomia, A. N., Reeves, N. P., Celi, V. G.*, Tamo, M. and Pittendrigh, B. R., in: Current Opinion in Insect Science, volume 54, number -: 100971, pages 1-7, ISSN 2214-5745, 2022. [DOI]
 
Effect of adult feeding substrates on survival and reproduction of Therophilus javanus and Phanerotoma syleptae, two parasitoids of Maruca vitrata, Dannon, E. A., Azokpota, E. T., Zanzana, K., Datinon, B., Sinzogan, A.*, Srinivasan, R., Pittendrigh, B. R. and Tamo, M., in: International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, volume 42, pages 3073-3082, ISSN 1742-7584, 2022. [DOI]
 
Assessing lethal doses of the baculovirus MaviMNPV and the effect of its combination with neem oil on the survival of Maruca vitrata (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) larval stages in laboratory, Kindozandji, A., Dannon, E. A., Nondichao, A. N., Amevoin, K.*, Glitho, I. A.*, Srinivasan, R., Pittendrigh, B. R. and Tamo, M., in: International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, volume 42, pages 2143-2149, ISSN 1742-7584, 2022. [DOI]
 

2021

Distribution and diversity of alternate hosts of Maruca vitrata Fabricius in three west African countries, Addae, P. C.*, Bruce, Y. A., Utono, I. M.*, Abudulai, M.*, Traore, F.*, Ishiyaku, F. S.*, Adamu, R. S.*, Seldu, A.*, Batieno, B. J.*, Nwankwo, O. F.*, Ba, M. N., Adazebra, G. A.*, Tignegre, J. B., Dabire, C.*, Huesing, J., Hellmich, R. L., Pittendrigh, B. R. and Tamo, M., in: International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, pages 1-14, ISSN 1742-7584, 2021. [DOI]
 
Progeny fitness determines the performance of the parasitoid Therophilus javanus, a prospective biocontrol agent against the legume pod borer, Souna, D. A., Bokonon-Ganta, A.*, Ravallec, M., Alizannon, M., Srinivasan, R., Pittendrigh, B. R., Volkoff, A. N. and Tamo, M., in: Scientific Reports, volume 11, number : 8990, pages 1-10, ISSN 2045-2322, 2021. [DOI]
 

2019

Identifying and managing plant health risks for key African crops legumes, Tamo, M., Afouda, L.*, Bandyopadhyay, R., Bottenberg, H., Cortada-Gonzalez, L., Murithi, H., Ortega-Beltran, A., Pittendrigh, B. R., Sikirou, R.* and Wydra, K., Burleigh Dodds series in Agricultural Science, pages 259-294, chapter 10, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited, ISBN 978-1-78-676232-0, 2019. [DOI]
 
Incidence of Maruca vitrata f. on cowpea in the sudano-sahelian zone of Niger, Abdoulaye Zakari, O.*, Baoua, I.*, Amadou, L.*, Dannon, E.*, Tamo, M., Mahamane, S.* and Pittendrigh, B. R., in: Indian Journal of Entomology, volume 81, number 2, pages 217-222, ISSN 0367-8288, 2019. [DOI]
 

2018

Insect pests and integrated pest management techniques in grain legume cultivation, Agunbiade, T. A., Sun, W., Coates, B. S., Traore, F.*, Ojo, J. A.*, Lutomia, A. N., Bello-Bravo, J., Miresmailli, S., Huesing, J., Agyekum, M., Tamo, M. and Pittendrigh, B. R., Burleigh Doodds Series in Agricultural Science, pages 1-24, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, ISBN 978-1786761361, 2018. [DOI]
 
Volatiles from Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) host plants influence olfactory responses of the parasitoid Therophilus javanus (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae), Souna, D. A., Bokonon-Ganta, A.*, Dannon, E., Imorou, N., Agui, B., Cusumano, A., Srinivasan, R., Pittendrigh, B. R., Volkoff, A. N. and Tamo, M., in: Biological Control, pages 1-6, ISSN 1049-9644, 2018. [DOI]
 
Influence of rearing substrates and nontarget hosts on the bionomics of the Tachinid parasitoid Nemorilla maculosa (Diptera: Tachinidae), Agbessenou, A., Tounou, A. K.*, Dannon, E. A., Datinon, B., Agboton, C., Srinivasan, R., Pittendrigh, B. R. and Tamo, M., in: Environmental Entomology, pages 1-8, ISSN 0046-225X, 2018.
 
IPM-based animation for fall armyworm: a multi-institutional and virtual international collaboration using the scientific animations without borders (SAWBO) platform, Bello-Bravo, J., Huesing, J., Boddupalli, P. M., Goergen, G ., Eddy, R., Tamo, M. and Pittendrigh, B. R., in: Outlooks on Pest Management, volume 29, number 5, pages 225-230, ISSN 1743-1026, 2018. [DOI]
 
An assessment of the risk of Bt-cowpea to non-target organisms in west Africa, Ba, M. N., Huesing, J., Tamo, M., Higgins, T. J. V., Pittendrigh, B. R. and Murdock, L. L., in: Journal of Pest Science, pages 1-15, ISSN 1612-4758, 2018. [DOI]
 

2017

The mitogenome of the brown pod-sucking bug Clavigralla tomentosicollis Stal (Hemiptera: Coreidae), Steele, L., Sun, W., Valero, M. C., Ojo, J. A.*, Seong, K. M., Coates, B. S., Margam, V. M.*, Tamo, M. and Pittendrigh, B. R., in: Agri Gene, volume 5, pages 27-36, ISSN 2352-2151, 2017. [DOI]
 
The complete mitochondrial genome of Anoplocnemis curvipes F. (Coreinea, Coreidae, Heteroptera), a pest of fresh cowpea pods, Valero, M. C., Ojo, J. A.*, Sun, W., Tamo, M., Coates, B. S. and Pittendrigh, B. R., in: Mitochondrial DNA Part B-Resources, volume 2, number 2, pages 421-423, ISSN 2380-2359, 2017. [DOI]
 
Towards successful establishment of exotic parasitoids attacking the pod borer Maruca vitrata in west Africa, Tamo, M., Datinon, B., Dannon, E. A., Traore, F.*, Dabire, C.*, Pittendrigh, B. R. and Srinivasan, R., in: Biocontrol News and Information, volume 38, number 2, pages 12-13, ISSN 0143-1404, 2017.
 
An insight in the reproductive biology of Therophilus javanus (Hymenoptera, braconidae, and agathidinae), a potential biological control agent against the legume pod borer (Lepidoptera, crambidae), Souna, D. A., Bokonon-Ganta, A.*, Ravallec, M., Cusumano, A., Pittendrigh, B. R., Volkoff, A. N. and Tamo, M., in: Psyche - Journal of Entomology, volume 2017, pages 1-8, ISSN 0033-2615, 2017. [DOI]
 
An assessment of learning gains from educational animated videos versus traditional extension presentations among farmers in Benin, Bello-Bravo, J., Tamo, M., Dannon, E. A. and Pittendrigh, B. R., in: Information Technology for Development, pages 1-21, ISSN 0268-1102, 2017. [DOI]
 

2015

Combined activity of Maruca vitrata multi-nucleopolyhedrovirus, MaviMNPV, and oil from neem, Azadirachta indica Juss and Jatropha curcas L., for the control of cowpea pests, Sokame, B. M.*, Tounou, A. K.*, Datinon, B., Dannon, E. A., Agboton, C., Srinivasan, R., Pittendrigh, B. R. and Tamo, M., in: Crop Protection, volume 72, pages 150-157, ISSN 0261-2194, 2015. [DOI]
 

2014

Bionomics of the parasitoid Apanteles taragamae as influenced by different diets fed to its host, Maruca vitrata, Wetro, E., Tounou, A. K.*, Agboton, C., Datinon, B., Dannon, E., Srinivasan, R., Pittendrigh, B. R. and Tamo, M., in: BioControl, volume 59, number 1, pages 55-65, ISSN 1386-6141, 2014. [DOI]
 
Genetic Differentiation among Maruca vitrata F. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Populations on Cultivated Cowpea and Wild Host Plants: Implications for Insect Resistance Management and Biological Control Strategies, Agunbiade, T., Coates, B. S., Datinon, B., Djouaka, R. F., Sun, W., Tamo, M. and Pittendrigh, B. R., in: PLoS ONE, volume 9, number 3(e92027), pages 1-9, ISSN 1932-6203, 2014. [DOI]
 

2013

Development of reference transcriptomes for the major field insect pests of cowpea: a toolbox for insect pest management approaches in West Africa, Agunbiade, T. A., Sun, W., Coates, B. S., Djouaka, R. F., Tamo, M., Ba, M. N.*, Dabire, C.*, Baoua, I.*, Olds, B. P. and Pittendrigh, B. R., in: PLOS ONE, volume 8, number 11(e79929), pages 1-14, ISSN 1932-6203, 2013. [DOI]
 
The prospect of animated videos in agriculture and health: a case study in Benin, Bello-Bravo, J., Dannon, E., Agunbiade, T., Tamo, M. and Pittendrigh, B. R., in: International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology (IJEDICT), volume 9, number 3, pages 4-16, ISSN 1814-0556, 2013.
 

2012

IPM-omics: from genomics to extension for integrated pest management of cowpea: Proceedings of the 5th World Cowpea Research Conference, held at Palm Beach Hotel, Saly, Senegal. 27 September - 1 October, Agunbiade, T., Steele, L., Coates, B. S., Gassmann, A., Margam, V. M.*, Ba, M. N.*, Dabire, C.*, Baoua, I.*, Bello-Bravo, J., Seufferheld, F., Sun, W., Tamo, M. and Pittendrigh, B. R., in: Proceedings of the 5th World Cowpea Research Conference, held at Palm Beach Hotel, Saly, Senegal. 27 September - 1 October, 2010, pages 231-248, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria., 2012.
 
The spatial genetic differentiation of the legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata F. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) populations in West Africa, Agunbiade, T., Coates, B. S., Kim, S. K., Forgacs, D., Margam, V. M.*, Murdock, L. L., Ba, M. N.*, Dabire, C.*, Baoua, I.*, Ishiyaku, M.*, Tamo, M. and Pittendrigh, B. R., in: Bulletin of Entomological Research, volume 102, number 5, pages 589-599, ISSN 0007-4853, 2012. [DOI]
 
Biological control: a major component for the long-term cowpea pest Management strategy, Tamo, M., Srinivasan, R., Dannon, E., Agboton, C., Datinon, B., Dabire, C.*, Baoua, I.*, Ba, M. N.*, Haruna, B.* and Pittendrigh, B. R., in: Proceedings of the 5th World Cowpea Research Conference, held at Palm Beach Hotel, Saly, Senegal. 27 September - 1 October, 2010, pages 249-259, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2012.
 
Modeling evolution of resistance by Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) to transgenic insecticidal cowpea in Africa, Onstad, D. W., Kang, J., Ba, M. N.*, Tamo, M., Jackai, L., Dabire, C.* and Pittendrigh, B. R., in: Environmental Entomology, volume 41, number 5, pages 1255-1267, ISSN 0046-225X, 2012. [DOI]
 
Interaction between the aphid parasitoid Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae) and its hyperparasitoid Syrphophagus africanus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), Ganyo, K. K., Tounou, A. K.*, Agboton, C., Dannon, E., Pittendrigh, B. R. and Tamo, M., in: International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, volume 32, number 1, pages 45-55, ISSN 1742-7584, 2012.
 

2011

Regulatory considerations surrounding the deployment of Bt-expressing cowpea in Africa: report of the deliberations of an expert panel, Huesing, J., Romeis, J., Ellstrand, N., Raybould, A., Hellmich, R. L., Wolt, J., Ehlers, J. D., Dabire, C.*, Fatokun, C., Hokanson, K., Ishiyaku, M.*, Margam, V. M.*, Obokoh, N.*, Mignouna, J.*, Nangayo, F.*, Quedraogo, J.*, Pasquet, R., Pittendrigh, B. R., Schaal, B., Stein, J., Tamo, M. and Murdock, L. L., in: GM Crops and Food: Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain, volume 2, number 3, pages 211-224, ISSN 1938-1999, 2011.
 
Scientific animations without borders: cell-phone videos for cowpea farmers, Bello-Bravo, J., Seufferheld, F., Agunbiade, T., Steele, L., Guillot, D., Ba, M. N.*, Dabire, C.*, Baoua, I.*, Ndiaye, M.*, Tamo, M. and Pittendrigh, B. R., in: Innovative Research along the Cowpea Value Chain. In: Proceedings of the Fifth World Cowpea Conference on improving livelihoods in the cowpea value chain through advancement in science, held in Saly, Senegal, 27 September - 1 October 2010, pages 369-380, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2011.
 

2010

Genomics of the legume pod borer Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), Margam, V. M.*, Coates, B. S., Agunbiade, T., Sun, W., Ba, M. N., Dabire, C.*, Baoua, I.*, Ishiyaku, M.*, Hellmich, R. L., Covas, F. G., Ramasamy, S., Armstrong, J., Murdock, L. L. and Pittendrigh, B. R., Oral Presentation : 5th World Cowpea conference, 27 September to1 October 2010, Saly, Senegal., 2010.
 
Biological control: a major component for the long-term cowpea pest management strategy, Tamo, M., Ramasamy, S., Agboton, C., Dabire, C.*, Baoua, I.*, Ba, M. N.*, Braimah, H. and Pittendrigh, B. R., Abstract (Oral presentation) in Program and Book of Abstracts of the 5th World Cowpea Research Conference, held at Palm Beach Hotel, Saly, Senegal. 27 September - 1 October, 2010.
 
Plant protection deployment strategies for extension services and cowpea farmers, Bravo, J.B, Seufferheld, F., Ba, M. N., Dabire, C.*, Baoua, I.*, Tamo, M. and Pittendrigh, B. R., Abstract (Oral presentation) in Program and Book of Abstracts of the 5th World Cowpea Research Conference, held at Palm Beach Hotel, Saly, Senegal. 27 September - 1 October, 2010.
 
IPM-omics: how omics is reshaping the way we do integrated pest management and implications for cowpea in West Africa, Pittendrigh, B. R., Gassmann, A., Margam, V. M.*, Coates, B. S., Ba, M. N.*, Dabire, C.*, Baoua, I.* and Tamo, M., Abstract (Oral presentation) in Program and Book of Abstracts of the 5th World Cowpea Research Conference, held at Palm Beach Hotel, Saly, Senegal. 27 September - 1 October, 2010.