[ Évaluation des infestations de la Chenille Légionnaire d’Automne (Spodoptera Frugiperda J.E. Smith) sur les cultures maraichères dans les sites de N’djili Cecomaf et de Kimwenza dans la ville province de Kinshasa RD Congo ]
Volume 87, Issue 1, October 2026, Pages 1–8
Nestor Eleko Ndengo1, Mwimbu Katondo Plamedi2, and Tenge Tenge Mumpini Divin3
1 Université de Kinshasa, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Département de Phytotechnie, BP117 Kinshasa XI, RD Congo
2 Assistant, Département de Phytotechnie, Université de Kinshasa, RD Congo
3 Assistant, Département de Phytotechnie, Université de Kinshasa, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2026 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Market gardening crops are subject to attacks from pests, including the Fall Armyworm (FAW), which remains little known or even unknown at the research level due to the fact that the choice of researchers is often oriented towards cereal crops, for example corn. It is in this context that a study was carried out during the period from April 4 to May 30, 2023 in two market gardening sites in the city province of Kinshasa. The objectives of this study were to assess the level of damage caused by the Fall Armyworm on market gardening crops, and to determine the level of knowledge and management of this pest by farmers in the market gardening sites of N’djili Cecomaf and Kimwenza. The methodological approach focused on surveys at the level of market gardeners on the CECOMAF and KIMWENZA sites. As a result of the surveys carried out, 60 market gardeners in the two sites were interviewed, 30 in each site under study. The results obtained report that approximately 69.6% of those who have recorded attacks of this pest confirm that the infestations are severe and worrying. Regarding the management of CLA attacks, approximately 75.75 of these market gardeners use chemical pesticides and the minority try to protect their crops by cultural methods.
Author Keywords: Spodoptera frugiperda, Infestations, market gardening, Nd’jili Cecomaf, Kimwenza.
Volume 87, Issue 1, October 2026, Pages 1–8
Nestor Eleko Ndengo1, Mwimbu Katondo Plamedi2, and Tenge Tenge Mumpini Divin3
1 Université de Kinshasa, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Département de Phytotechnie, BP117 Kinshasa XI, RD Congo
2 Assistant, Département de Phytotechnie, Université de Kinshasa, RD Congo
3 Assistant, Département de Phytotechnie, Université de Kinshasa, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2026 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Market gardening crops are subject to attacks from pests, including the Fall Armyworm (FAW), which remains little known or even unknown at the research level due to the fact that the choice of researchers is often oriented towards cereal crops, for example corn. It is in this context that a study was carried out during the period from April 4 to May 30, 2023 in two market gardening sites in the city province of Kinshasa. The objectives of this study were to assess the level of damage caused by the Fall Armyworm on market gardening crops, and to determine the level of knowledge and management of this pest by farmers in the market gardening sites of N’djili Cecomaf and Kimwenza. The methodological approach focused on surveys at the level of market gardeners on the CECOMAF and KIMWENZA sites. As a result of the surveys carried out, 60 market gardeners in the two sites were interviewed, 30 in each site under study. The results obtained report that approximately 69.6% of those who have recorded attacks of this pest confirm that the infestations are severe and worrying. Regarding the management of CLA attacks, approximately 75.75 of these market gardeners use chemical pesticides and the minority try to protect their crops by cultural methods.
Author Keywords: Spodoptera frugiperda, Infestations, market gardening, Nd’jili Cecomaf, Kimwenza.
Abstract: (french)
Les cultures maraichères subissent les attaques des bioagresseurs, parmi lesquels se liste la Chenille Légionnaire d’Automne (CLA) qui reste mal connu ou même méconnu au niveau même de la recherche du fait que le choix des chercheurs sont souvent orientés vers les cultures céréalières, par exemple le maïs. C’est dans ce contexte qu’une étude a été réalisée pendant la période allant du 04 Avril au 30 Mai 2024 dans deux sites maraîchers dans la ville province de Kinshasa. Cette étude avait pour objectifs d’évaluer le niveau des dégâts de la Chenille Légionnaire d’automne sur les cultures maraichères, de déterminer le niveau de connaissance et de gestion de ce ravageur par les agriculteurs des sites maraichers de N’djili Cecomaf et de Kimwenza. L’approche méthodologique a porté sur les enquêtes au niveau des producteurs maraichers des sites Cecomaf et Kimwenza. Aux termes des enquêtes menées, 60 maraichers repartis dans les deux sites ont été interviewés à raison de 30 dans chaque site sous études. Les résultats obtenus rapportent qu’environ 69.6% des ceux ayant enregistré les attaques de ce ravageur confirment que les infestations sont sévères et inquiétantes. En ce qui concerne la gestion des attaques de la CLA, environ 75,75 de ces maraichers recourent aux pesticides chimiques et la minorité essayent de protéger leurs cultures par des méthodes culturales.
Author Keywords: Spodoptera frugiperda, Infestations, cultures maraichères, Nd’jili Cecomaf, Kimwenza.
How to Cite this Article
Nestor Eleko Ndengo, Mwimbu Katondo Plamedi, and Tenge Tenge Mumpini Divin, “Assessment of fall armyworm (Spodoptera Frugiperda J.E. Smith) infestations on market garden crops at the N’djili Cecomaf and Kimwenza sites in the city province of Kinshasa, DR Congo,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 87, no. 1, pp. 1–8, October 2026.
