Fight against two corn pests, Zonocerus variegatus and spodoptera frugiperda in the province of Tshopo, DR Congo

The general objective of this study is to control two corn insect pests (zonocerus variegatus and spodoptera frugiperda) in the Alibuku Axis, Tshopo, DR Congo.The results obtained are presented as follows: Corn crop pests are practiced in the study area, including Zonocerus variegatus and the armyworm and the means of control.The peasants of ALIBUKU village practice both means of control, including mechanical and chemical control. Almost half of the population practices mechanical control methods, whereas 100% of the peasants do this and only 10% do chemical control in ALIBUKU village; the situation is the same in AZUNU village and; finally, PUMUZIKA, they practice mechanical and chemical control equally, making multiple cropsTo combat maize pests, farmers in the study area use two control methods, namely chemical control and mechanical control. Regarding the control of maize weevils, 70% of farmers resort to storing very dry grains in the store, while 30% of farmers prefer to spread kitchen ash in the field as a preventive control method to limit attacks by this insect from the field before storage. As for the white mealybug, 57% of farmers prohibit the opening of husks before maturity and 43% spread ash on all young plants throughout the field. In addition, 39% of farmers resort to spreading soil throughout the field on all young plants, and 61% say they remove webs using a stick to combat the green spider.