About

Mavis Agyeiwaa Acheampong (Bsc (Agric) MPhil (GH) PhD (Rhodes))

Education

•    Ph.D. Entomology (Entomopathology), Rhodes University, 2020
•    MPhil. Crop Science (Plant Pathology), University of Ghana, 2014
•    BSc. Agriculture (Crop Science), University of Ghana, 2010

Research Interest

Dr Mavis Agyeiwaa Acheampong is a Plant Pathologist and Entomopathologist, with research interest on use of microbial agents (particularly entomopathogenic fungi) and plant extracts for controlling insect pests and diseases of crops. 

Publications

1. Acheampong, M. A., Cornelius, E. W., Eziah, V. Y., Fening,, K. O., Storm, C., Jessop,, N., Luke,  B., Moore, D.,  Clottey,, V. A., Potin,, O., & Grammare, P. (2023). Efficacy of Beauveria bassiana against adults of Prostephanus truncatus (Horn), Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky) and Teretrius nigrescens Lewis in stored maize. African Entomology, 31(2023). https://doi.org/10.17159/2254-8854/2023/a11734

2. Lamini, S., Kusi, F., Cornelius, E. W., Danquah, A., Attamah, P., Mukhtaru, Z., Awuku, F. J., Owusu, E. Y., Acheampong, M.A., & Mensah, G. (2022). Identification of sources of resistance in cowpea lines to Macrophomina root rot disease in Northern Ghana. Heliyon, 8(12), e12027. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12217 

3. Traoré, S., Samaké, F., Babana, A. H., Cornelius, E. W., Essilfie, G., Acheampong, M. A., & Samaké, S. (2022). Climate change and contamination of vegetables in West Africa. In Climate Change - Recent Observations (ISBN 978-1-80355-499-0). Intechopen.

4. 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. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/wajae/article/view/202695

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/gjas/article/view/179645

8. 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