Dr. Modupe IFEJOLA JOAN Timothy
research fellow I
PERSONAL PROFILE:
Discipline: Agricultural Entomology
Position: Research Fellow 1
Qualification: Ph.D Agriculture (Entomology)
Technological Achievement:
Adaptation and contextualization of insect behavioural and ecological principles into low-cost, field-applicable pest management solutions for smallholder systems.
Research Interest:
My research focuses on developing ecologically sound and economically viable pest management strategies for smallholder farming systems. I work at the intersection of insect ecology, integrated pest management (IPM), and sustainable crop production to design pest control technologies that reduce reliance on hazardous synthetic inputs while safeguarding productivity and farmer livelihoods. My work emphasizes field validation, farmer adoption, and scalability within diverse agroecological environments
Active email address: Ifejolajoan@gmail.com
Telephone: +2348065690426
Current Research activities:
Botanical-Based Pest Management for Field and Storage Systems
My current research investigates the efficacy of locally available plant materials and their extracts as sustainable alternatives to synthetic pesticides for the management of field and storage insect pests. The work focuses on identifying bioactive plant compounds, optimizing extraction methods, and evaluating their performance under laboratory and field conditions.
RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS:
1. Mobolade D. Akinbuluma, Olanike, T. Okunola, Olajumoke Y. Alabi, Modupe, I. Timothy (2022). Towards food security: Essential oil components as protectants against the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzea. Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences, 15(2):193 -197. (Jordan) Scopus Indexed
2. Olasoji, J.O., Timothy, MIJ, Dada, A.O. and Owolade, A.F. (2023). Developing a sustainable spraying regime for cowpea seed production in Southwest Nigeria. Scholars Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 10(9): 114-120. (India) CrossRef Indexed
3. Mobolade D. Akinbuluma, Olubisi O. Bamifewe, Olajumoke Y. Alabi, Modupe I.J. Timothy, Peter Roessingh and Astrid T. Groot (2024). Oviposition behaviour and larval attraction of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae) to different maize plant varieties for pest management in Nigeria. Phytoparasitica, 52:77 (Netherlands) Scopus Indexed
4. Oloyede-Kamiyo, Q. O., Oladipo, M. S., Adewumi, A. D.,Ukachukwu, P. C., Timothy, M. I. J., & Kareem, K. T. (2024).
Assessment of level of resistance of some cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) germplasms to field and storage pest
infestations. Panamerican Journal of Agriculture, 8(3). (Peru) Google Scholar Indexed
5. Odeyemi, E. F., Timothy M. I. J., and Alabi O. Y. (2021). Potentials of botanicals to control Balanogastris kolae (Desbrochers), a major pest of stored kolanut in Nigeria. In Odeyemi, E.F. et al. (Eds). Proceedings of 39th annual conference of the Horticultural Society of Nigeria held at Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria, 14th -18th November, 2021. pp. 254-261
6. Timothy M. I. J. and Alabi O. Y. (2022). Olfactory response of Megalurothrips sjostedti Trybom to headspace volatiles of resistant and susceptible cowpea volatiles. In Timothy M.I.J. et al. (Eds). Proceedings at the annual conference of the Ecological Society of Nigeria held at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria, 15th-19th May, 2022. pp. 47-59
Research Gate Address: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Modupe-Timothy?ev=hdr_xprf