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Lègba Nazaire Aïzoun, Yédjanlognon Faustin Assongba, Sylvestre Codjia, Mindégnisèa Habib Tamègnon, Chèpo Daniel Chougourou, "Use of Mosquito Nets in Cassava’s Farm Protection in Bohicon District in Benin, West Africa," International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 14-20, 2026. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V13I3P103

Abstract

Crop protection is necessary to increase crop yields. The current study aimed to investigate the use of mosquito nets in Cassava’s farm protection in the Bohicon district in Benin, West Africa. The locations of Hèzonho and Djognangbo in the Bohicon district were surveyed in November 2024 during the small rainy season to collect information about the number of Cassava’s farm protected by mosquito nets, the kind of palisade of protection, the kind and the number of mosquito nets used. The results showed that the number of Cassava’s farm protected by mosquito nets in Hèzonho and Djognangbo locations was twenty-four (24). These Cassava’s farms were protected by a palisade made essentially with dry wood. Two kinds of mosquito nets were used in the protection of Cassava’s farm. There were: Permanet 2.0 and Olyset net. The number of Permanet 2.0 used in Cassava’s farm protection was higher than the number of Olyset nets used for this purpose. The use of mosquito nets in Cassava’s farm protection in the Zou department is a reality in Benin. This phenomenon would be a threat to malaria vector control.

Keywords

Benin, Cassava’s farm protection, Olyset net, Permanet 2.0, Mosquito Nets.

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