Table 1

Relative importance (%) of the main insect pests on annual and perennial crops in the humid forest zone of Southern – Cameroon.
All
Crops
 AECD-Blocks
 Termites
 Borers
 Caterpillars (Without Borers)
 Aphids
 Mirids
 Scales Insects
 Variegated grasshopper
 Bugs (Without Mirids)
 p-value
Annual crops
 Yaounde
 9
 16
 9
 10
 6
 19
 16
 14
 <0.001

Mbalmayo
 2
 21
 10
 9
 7
 22
 16
 13
 <0.0001

Ebolowa
 4
 22
 12
 13
 5
 17
 14
 15
 <0.0001

     p-value
 <0.05
 NS
 NS
 NS
 NS
 NS
 NS
 NS

     Mean
 5
 20
 10
 11
 6
 20
 15
 14
 <0.0001
Young Perennial Crops
 Yaoundé
 14
 14
 12
 11
 21
 18
 7
 5
 <0.01

Mbalmayo
 1
 19
 19
 10
 28
 13
 8
 2
 <0.0001

Ebolowa
 3
 22
 14
 14
 28
 5
 11
 4
 <0.0001

     p-value
 <0.001
 NS
 NS
 NS
 NS
 <0.05
 NS
 NS

     Mean
 6
 18
 15
 11
 25
 12
 9
 4
 <0.0001
Female
Annual crops
 Yaounde
 11
 16
 9
 13
 9
 19
 12
 14
 NS

Mbalmayo
 3
 21
 10
 12
 9
 22
 12
 13
 0.0386

Ebolowa
 5
 22
 11
 14
 3
 17
 14
 16
 0.0236

     p-value
 NS
 NS
 NS
 NS
 NS
 NS
 NS
 NS

     Mean
 6
 19
 10
 13
 7
 19
 12
 14
 <0.0001
Young Perennial Crops
 Yaoundé
 14
 15
 7
 14
 18
 23
 3
 11
 NS

Mbalmayo
 2
 21
 19
 10
 29
 14
 2
 5
 0.0005

Ebolowa
 4
 21
 15
 15
 22
 7
 13
 4
 NS

     p-value
 NS
 NS
 NS
 NS
 NS
 NS
 NS
 NS

     Mean
 7
 19
 14
 13
 23
 15
 6
 6
 <0.0001
Male
Annual crops
 Yaounde
 7
 17
 10
 8
 3
 20
 21
 15
 0.0072

Mbalmayo
 2
 21
 10
 7
 6
 23
 20
 13
 0.0003

Ebolowa
 3
 23
 13
 12
 7
 17
 14
 14
 0.0002

     p-value
 NS
 NS
 NS
 NS
 NS
 NS
 NS
 NS

     Mean
 4
 20
 11
 9
 5
 20
 18
 14
 <0.0001
Young Perennial Crops
 Yaoundé
 14
 13
 16
 8
 24
 13
 11
 3
 0.0404

Mbalmayo
 0
 18
 19
 10
 27
 13
 12
 2
 0.0007

Ebolowa
 3
 24
 13
 12
 33
 2
 10
 4
 0.0006

     p-value
 0.008
 NS
 NS
 NS
 NS
 NS
 NS
 NS

     Mean
 6
 18
 16
 10
 28
 9
 11
 3
 <0.0001

The values are averages of the scores for 10 groups (5 male and 5 female groups) of farmers interviewed per block; p-value is the significance levels of a non parametric test of Kruskal-Wallis; NS = no significant (p > 0.05). AECD-Blocks = Agro-Ecological, Cultural and Demographic Blocks.

Kekeunou et al. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2006 2:17   doi:10.1186/1746-4269-2-17