OWSD Early Career
2022
Acheampong Mavis Agyeiwaa
About the project
Research project: Integrated biocontrol of key pests and diseases of chilli pepper using microbial plant extract formulation
Field of Specialization
About the institution
Full Member
Dr. Mavis Agyeiwaa Acheampong
Membership since:
2022
Field of activity:
Other Memberships/Affiliations
Society of Invertebrate Pathology
Entomological Society of Southern Africa
Degrees:
2020
Doctorate
Agricultural Sciences
2014
Master
Agricultural Sciences
2010
Undergraduate
Agricultural Sciences
Publications resulting from Research
Acheampong, M. A., Cornelius, E. W., Eziah, V. Y., Fening, K. O., Ofori, K. O., Storm, C., Jessop, N., Luke, B., Moore, D., Clottey, V. A., Potin, O., & Grammare, P. (in press). Efficacy of Beauveria bassiana against adults of Prostephanus truncatus (Horn), Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky and Teretrius nigrescens Lewis in stored maize. African Entomology.
Acheampong, M. A., Hill, M. P., Moore, S. D., & Coombes, C. A. (2020). Temperature tolerance and humidity requirements of select entomopathogenic fungal isolates for future use in citrus IPM programmes. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 174, 107–436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2020.107436
Acheampong, M. A., Hill, M. P., Moore, S. D., & Coombes, C. A. (2020). UV sensitivity of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae isolates under investigation as potential biological control agents in South African citrus orchards. Fungal Biology, 124, 304–310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2019.08.009
Traoré, S., Cornelius, E. W., Samaké, F., Essilfie, G., Babana, A. H., Bengaly, M., Koné, A., Cissé, H., & Acheampong, M. A. (2020). Efficiency of common washing treatments in reducing microbial levels on lettuce in Mali. West African Journal of Applied Ecology, 28(2), 64–74.
Lutuf, H., Nyaku, S. T., Cornelius, E. W., Yahaya, S. A. J., & Acheampong, M. A. (2018). Prevalence of plant-parasitic nematodes associated with tomatoes in Ghana. Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science, 52, 83–94.
Acheampong, M. A., Cornelius, E. W., Eziah, V. Y., Fening, K. O., Luke, B., Moore, D., Clottey, V. A., Storm, C., & Potin, O. (2016). Beauveria bassiana affects immature stage development of Prostephanus truncatus (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) in stored maize. Biocontrol Science and Technology 26(11), 1516–1525. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2016.1217394
10th Citrus Research Symposium, 19–22 August
2025
Champagne Sports Resort, Drakensberg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
Suitability of entomopathogenic fungal isolates for microbial control of citrus pests: biological traits.
2nd Combined Congress of the Entomological and Zoological Societies of Southern Africa, 3–7 July
2025
CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa.
Suitability of entomopathogenic fungal isolates for microbial control of citrus pests: biological traits and effects of formulation.
International Congress on Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control and 47th Annual Meeting for Society of Invertebrate Pathology, 3–7 August
2025
Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Management of Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) on stored maize using Beauveria bassiana (Bals.).
10th Citrus Research Symposium, 19–22 August
2025
Champagne Sports Resort, Drakensberg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
2nd Combined Congress of the Entomological and Zoological Societies of Southern Africa, 3–7 July
2025
CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa.
International Congress on Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control and 47th Annual Meeting for Society of Invertebrate Pathology, 3–7 August
2025
Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.