Curriculum vitae Malick N. Ba, PhD International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) ICRISAT Niamey BP 12404 Niger Tel : +227 20722529 Fax : +227 20734329 www.icrisat.org E-mail : [email protected] or [email protected] https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Malick_BA/ https://www.mendeley.com/profiles/malick-ba/ https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=Zbep4IMAAAAJ&cstart=40

EMPLOYEMENT HISTORY Since April 2016: Principal Entomologist/ ICRISAT Country Representative in Niger Since 2015: ICRISAT Country Representative in Niger/Senior Entomologist Since 2013: Senior Entomologist, ICRISAT 2010-2012: Senior researcher at INERA’s Central Laboratory of Entomology 2008-2012: Head of INERA’s Legume Grain and Oil Seed Crops Program 2006-2010: Research Associate at INERA’s Central Laboratory of Entomology 2003-2006: Research Assistant at INERA’s Central Laboratory of Entomology 2000-2003: PhD student and Research scholar at INERA Cereal Crops Program

PUBLICATIONS (peer review journals)

1) Ba N.M, Huesing JE, Tamò M, Pittendrigh BR, Murdock LL, Higgins TJ (2018) An assessment of the risk of Bt-Cowpea to non-target organisms in West Africa. Journal of Pest Science 91, DOI: 10.1007/s10340-018-0974-0 2) Baoua A, Ba NM, Amadou L, Kabore C, Dabire-Binso C (2018) Field dispersal of the parasitoid wasp Habrobracon hebetor (Say) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) following augmentative release against the millet head miner Heliocheilus albipunctella (De Joannis)

(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the Sahel. Biocontrol Science and Technology 28, DOI: 10.1080/09583157.2018.1450842

3) Koussoube S, Ba NM, Traore F, Dabire CL, Sanon A (2018) Evaluation of different options: host plant resistance, weed management, fertilization for the development of an integrated pest management strategy for the sweet potato weevil in Burkina Faso. Tropicultura 36, 4) Guerci MJ, Norton G, Ba NM, Baoua I, Alwang J, Amadou L., Moumouni O, Laouali K, Muniappan R (2018) Economic feasibility of an augmentative biological control industry in Niger. Crop Protection 110, 34-40

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5) Massaoudou H, Souley M. A.K., Kapran I, Souleymane O., Danquah EY, Ofori K, Gracen V Ba N.M (2018). Genetic variability and its implications on early generation sorghum lines selection for yield, yield contributing traits and resistance to sorghum midge. International Journal of Agronomy 6) Amadou L., Baoua I.B, Ba M.N., Haussmann B., Altiné M. (2017). Gestion de la chenille mineuse de l’épi du mil par des lâchers du parasitoïde Habrobracon hebetor Say au Niger. Cahier d’Agriculture 26, 55003. DOI: 10.1051/cagri/2017045 7) Kabore A., Ba N.M., Dabire-Binso C.L., Sanon A. (2017) Field persistence of Habrobracon hebetor (Say) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) following augmentative releases against the millet head miner, Heliocheilus albipunctella (de Joannis) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in the Sahel. Biological Control 108, 64–69. 8) Maredia KM, Reyes B., Ba M.N., Dabire C.L., Pittendrigh B., Bello-Bravo J. (2017). Can cell phone based animated videos induce learning and technology adoption among low-literate farmers? A field experiment in Burkina Faso. Information Technology for Development, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02681102.2017.1312245 9) Traore F, Waongo A, Ba NM, Dabire-Binso C, Abudulai M, Sanon A (2017) Effectiveness of a modifed diet for laboratory rearing of the cowpea pod borer Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). REV. CAMES, Science de la vie, de la terre et agronomie, 05(1), 59-63 10) Sanon A., Koussoube J.C., Ba M.N., Dabire-Binso L.C., Sembene M. (2017) Report on Spermophagus niger Motschulsky, 1866 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae: Amblycerini) infesting the seeds of roselle, Hibiscus sabdariffa L. (Malvaceae) during post- harvest storage in Burkina Faso. Journal of Stored Products Research 72, 64-67 11) Massaoudou H, Ba M, Kapran I, Danquah EY, Ofori K, Gracen V (2016) Combining ability for yield and resistance to midge stenodiplosis sorghicola (coquillett) in sorghum (sorghum bicolor (l.) moench). Journal of Plant Breeding and Genetics 4(3), 19-33 12) Waongo A., Ba N.M., Dabire-Binso L.C., Sanon A. (2015) Diversity and community structure of insect pests attacking sorghum stored in the northern Sudan zone of Burkina Faso. Journal of Stored Product Research 63, 6-14 13) Ihm J., Pena-Y-Lillo M., Cooper K.R., Atouba Y., Shumate M., Bello-Bravo J., Ba N.M., Dabire-Binso C.L., Pittendrigh B.R. (2015) The Case for a Two-Step Approach to Agricultural Campaign Design. Journal of Agricultural & Food Information 16, 203-220. 14) Ihm J., Shumate M., Bello-Bravo J., Atouba Y., Ba N.M., Dabire-Binso C.L. Pittendrigh B.R. (2014) How do Service Providers and Clients Perceive Interorganizational Networks? Voluntas 09/2014. DOI: 10.1007/s11266-014-9515-5

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15) Ba N.M., Kabore A. Baoua I.B., Laouali A., Oumarou M., Dabire-Binso C., Sanon A. (2014) Augmentative on-farm delivery methods for the parasitoid Habrobracon hebetor Say. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to control the millet head miner Heliocheilus albipunctella (de Joannis) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Burkina Faso and Niger. Biocontrol 59, 689-696 16) Traore, F; Ba, NM; Dabire-Binso, CL; Sanon, A; Pittendrigh, BR (2014) Annual cycle of the legume pod borer Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in southwestern Burkina Faso. Arthropod Plant Interactions 8, 155-162. 17) Parsa, S; Morse, S; Bonifacio, A; Chancellor, TCB; Condori, B; Crespo-Pérez, V; Hobbs, SLA; Kroschel, J; Ba, NM; Rebaudo, F; Sherwood, SG; Vanek, SJ; Faye, E; Herrera, MA; Dangles, O. (2014) Obstacles to IPM adoption in developing countries. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 111, 3889–3894 18) Agunbiade T., Sun W, Coates B.S, Djouaka R, Tamo M., Ba N.M. Dabire-Binso C , Baoua I.B Olds B. P., Pittendrigh B.R. (2013) Development of Reference Transcriptomes for the Major Insect Pests of Cowpea: A Toolbox for Insect Pest Management Approaches in West Africa. PlosOne. 8 (11), e79929. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079929 19) Ba N.M., Baoua I.B., N’Diaye M., Dabire-Binso C., Sanon A. and Tamo M. (2013) Biological control of the millet head miner Heliocheilus albipunctella in the Sahelian region by augmentative releases of the parasitoid wasp Habrobracon hebetor: effectiveness and farmers’ perceptions. Phytoparasitica, 41 (5): 569-576 20) Traore F., Dabire-Binso C.L, Ba N.M., Sanon A. and Pittendrigh B.R. (2013) Feeding preferences of the legume pod borer Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) larvae and suitability of different flower parts for larval development. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 33 (2): 107-113 21) Onstad D.W., Kang J., Ba N. M., Tamò M., Jackai L., Dabire C. and Pittendrigh B.R. (2012) Modeling evolution of resistance by Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) to transgenic insecticidal cowpea in Africa. Environmental Entomology, 41(5):1255-1267. 22) Agunbiade T., Coates B.S., Kim K.S., Forgacs D., MargamV.M, Murdock L.L., Ba M.N., Binso-Dabire C.L., Boukary I.B.,. Ishiyaku M.F, Tamo M. and Pittendrigh B.R. (2012) The spatial genetic differentiation of the legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata F. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) populations in West Africa. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 102 (5): 589-599. 23) Margam V.M., Coates B.S., Bayles D.O., Hellmich R.L., Agunbiade T., Seufferheld M.J., Sun W., Kroemer J.A., Ba M.N., Binso-Dabire C.L, et al. (2011). Transcriptome sequencing, and rapid development and application of SNP markers for the legume pod borer Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). PLoS ONE 6(7): e21388. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0021388.

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24) Payne W., Tapsoba H., Baoua I.B., Ba N. M., N’Diaye M. and Dabire-Binso C. (2011) On-farm biological control of the pearl millet head miner: realization of 35 years of unsteady progress in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability 9 (1): 186-193. 25) Margam V.M., Coates B.S., Ba M.N., Sun W., Binso-Dabire C.L., Baoua I., Ishiyaku M.F., Shukle J.T., Hellmich R.L., Covas F.G., Ramasamy S., Armstrong J., Pittendrigh B.R., and Murdock L.L. (2011) Geographic distribution of phylogenetically-distinct legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae). Molecular Biology Reports. 38 (2): 893-903. 26) Margam V. M., Coates B. S., Hellmich R. L., Agunbiade T., Seufferheld M. J., Sun W., Ba M. N., Sanon A., Binso-Dabire C.L., Baoua I., Ishiyaku M.F., Covas F.G., Srinivasan R., Armstrong J., Murdock L. L., Pittendrigh B.R. (2011) Mitochondrial Genome Sequence and Expression Profiling for the Legume Pod Borer Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). PLoS ONE 6 (2): e16444 27) Sanon A., Dabiré-Binso L.C., Ba N.M. (2011) Triple-bagging of cowpeas within high density polyethylene bags to control the cowpea beetle Callosobruchus maculatus F. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Journal of Stored Product Research, 47(3): 210-215. 28) Sanon A., Ba N.M., Dabiré-Binso L.C., Nebie R.C. and Monge J.P. (2011) Side effects of grain protectants on biological control agents: How Hyptis plant extracts affect parasitism and larval development of Dinarmus basalis. Phytoparasitica, 39: 215–222. 29) Baoua I., Ba N. M., Tolulope A. A., Margam V.M., Binso-Dabiré C.L., Sanon A. and Pittendrigh B.R. (2011) Potential use of Sesbania pachycarpa DC (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae) as a refugia for the legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 31 (4): 212–218. 30) Dabire-Binso C.L., Ba N.M., Sanon A., Drabo I. and Foua Bi K. (2010) Resistance mechanism to the pod-sucking bug Clavigralla tomentosicollis (Hemiptera: Coreidae) in the cowpea IT86D-716 variety. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 30(4): 192-199. 31) Sanon A, Ba N.M., Dabire-Binso C. L. and Pittendrigh B. R. (2010) Effectiveness of Spinosad (Naturalytes) in controlling the cowpea storage pest, Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 103(1): 203-210. 32) Margam, V.M., Baoua, I., Ba, N.M., Ishiyaku, M.F., Huesing, J.E., Pittendrigh, B.R., & Murdock, L.L. (2010) Wild host plants of legume pod borer Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) in southern Niger and northern Nigeria. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 30(4): 108-114.

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33) Nwilene F.E., Onasanya A., Tolulope A. A., Ukwungwu M. N., Sere Y., Ingelbrecht I., Togola A., Dakouo D., Ba M., Nacro S., Hamadoun A., Woin N., and Charles J., (2010). Identification and differentiation of Orseolia Species in Nigeria as revealed by SCAR-PCR analysis. Trends in Applied Sciences Research, 5 (3), 188-196 34) Ba N.M., Margam V. M., Dabire-Binso C. L., Sanon A., McNeil J., Murdock L.L. and Pittendrigh B.R. (2009) Seasonal and regional distribution of the cowpea pod borer, Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), in Burkina Faso. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 29(3): 109-113. 35) Ba N. M., Dabire C.B., Drabo I., Sanon A. and Tamo M. (2008) Combination of host plant resistance and neem seed extract spraying for the control of the cowpea key insect pests in central Burkina Faso. Science et technique, Sciences naturelles et agronomie, 30 (1): 113- 121. 36) Dabire C., Ba M.N., Sanon A. (2008) Effects of crushed fresh Cleome viscosa L. (Capparaceae) plants on the cowpea storage pest, Callosobruchus maculatus Fab. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). International Journal of Pest Management, 54 (4): 319 – 326 37) Ba N. M., Dakouo D., Nacro S. and Karamage F. (2008) Seasonal abundance of Lepidopteran stemborer and diopsid flies in irrigated fields of cultivated (Oryza sativa) and wild rice (Oryza lomgistaminata) in western Burkina Faso. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 28 (1): 30-36. 38) M. Sié, K.B. Kaboré, D. Dakouo, Y. Dembélé, Z. Segda, B.V. Bado, M. Ouédraogo, B. Thio, I. Ouédraogo, Y.D. Moukoumbi, N.M. Ba, A. Traoré, I. Sanou. (2007) Release of four new interspecific varieties for the rainfed lowland in Burkina Faso. International Rice Research Newsletter 32 (1), 16-17 39) Ba N.M., Dakouo D., Nacro S. and Ouedraogo P.A. (2005) Survival strategy of the African rice gall midge, Orseolia oryzivora Harris & Gagne (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) parasitoids in south-western Burkina Faso.. Agronomie Africaine Special issue 5: 43-52. 40) Dabire C. L.B., Kini F.B., Ba M. N., Dabire R.A. and Foua-Bi K. (2005) Effet du stade de développement des gousses de niébé sur la biologie de la punaise suceuse Clavigralla tomentosicollis Stäl. (Hemiptera: Coreidae). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 25 (1): 25-31. 41) Dakouo D., Trouche G., Ba N.M., Kabore K.B. and Neya A. (2005) La lutte génétique contre la cécidomyie du sorgho, Stenodiplosis sorghicola au Burkina Faso. Cahiers Agriculture, 14 (2):201-208. 42) Ba N. M., Dakouo D., Nacro S. and Ouedraogo P.A. (2004) Variation saisonnière des populations pré-imaginales de la cécidomyie africaine du riz, Orseolia oryzivora et de ses

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dégâts en fonction des plantes hôtes dans le sud-ouest du Burkina Faso. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 24 (2): 177-183. 43) Ba N.M., Dakouo D., Nacro S. and Ouedraogo P.A. (2004) Etude de quelques paramètres biologiques de Aprostocetus procerae Risbec (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae), parasitoïde pupal de la cécidomyie africaine du riz Orseolia oryzivora (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae). Belgian Journal of Entomology, 6 (2): 363-373. 44) Dakouo D., Trouche G., Ratnadass A., Ba M. and Da S. (2000) New sources of resistance to sorghum midge in Burkina Faso. International Sorghum and Millets Newsletter, 41: 34-37.

BOOK CHAPTERS

1) Dabire C.B., Sanon A., Ba M., Yelemu C. and Baributsa D. (2014) Food Security in Africa: an Innovative Cowpea Storage Technique. Pp 50-59 In : Agricultural Innovations for Sustainable Development: Contributions from the 3rd Africa-Wide Women and Young Professionals in Science Competitions, Volume 4, Issue 3. The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA). 2) Agunbiade T., Steele L., Coates B. S., Gassmann A., Margam V. M., Ba M., Dabire-Binso C., Baoua, I., Bello-Bravo, J., Seufferheld F., Sun W., Tamò M., Pittendrigh B.R. 2012. IPM-omics: from genomics to extension for integrated pest management of cowpea. In: Boukar O., Coulibaly O., Fatokun C., Lopez K. and Tamò M. (eds.). Pp : 231-248. Proceedings of the fifth World Cowpea Conference. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture.

3) Bello-Bravo J., Seufferheld F., Agunbiade T., Steele L.D, Guillot D., Ba N. M., Binso-Dabire C.L., Baoua I., N’Diaye M., Tamò M., Pittendrigh B. 2012. Scientific Animations Without

BordersTM: cell-phone videos for cowpea farmers. Pp : 369-380. In: Boukar O., Coulibaly O., Fatokun C., Lopez K. Tamò M. (eds.). Proceedings of the fifth World Cowpea Conference. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. 4) Dabiré C.B., Tignegré J. B., Ba N. M., Tamò M., Sanon A., Ouédraogo T.J., Neya B.J., Muleba N., Hammond W. and Coulibaly O. 2012. An historical review of progress to control key cowpea biotic constraints in Burkina Faso. Pp : 273-286. In: Boukar, O., Coulibaly, O., Fatokun, C., Lopez, K. Tamò, M. (eds.). Proceedings of the fifth World Cowpea Conference. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture.

5) Tamò, M., Srinivasan, R., Dannon, E., Agboton, C., Datinon, B., Dabiré, C., Baoua, I., Ba, M., Haruna, B., Pittendrigh, B. 2012. Biological Control: a Major Component for the Long-Term Cowpea Pest Management Strategy. Pp : 249-259. In: Boukar, O., Coulibaly, O., Fatokun, C.,

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Lopez, K. Tamò, M. (eds.). Proceedings of the fifth World Cowpea Conference. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. 6) Sie M., Kabore K.B, Dembele Y., Moukoumbi Y.D., Ba N. M. and Traore A 2006. Caractérisation des hybrides intra et interspécifiques pour leur adaptabilité en riziculture de bas- fond au Burkina Faso. pp 49-68 In Proceedings of the 3rd regional rice research review, 4Rs 2004. (T. Narteh, D. Millar and B. Beks Eds), Africa Rice Center (WARDA) and ROCARIZ. 7) Dakouo D., Ba N. M, Nacro S. 2003. Cycle annuel de développement de la cécidomyie africaine du riz, Orseolia oryzivora en relation avec ses plantes hôtes et ses parasitoïdes dans le Sud-Ouest du Burkina Faso.pp 243-255 In Proceedings of the 2nd regional rice research review, 4Rs 2002 (Sanyang S., Ajayi A and Sy AA eds), Africa Rice Center (WARDA) and ROCARIZ.

Reports/Manuals

Reyes B., Maredia M.K., Ba M., Dabire C., and Pittendrigh B. (2014) Economic Impacts of Bio-control Research to Manage Field Insect Pests of Cowpea in Burkina Faso: Baseline Survey Report. Staff Paper # 13-04 Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics Michigan State

University. 95pp

Prasanna B.M., Bruce A., Winter S., Otim M., Asea G., Sevgan S., Ba M., van den Berg J., Beiriger R., Gichuru L,. Trevisan W., Williams P., Oikeh S., Edge M., Huesing J.E., Powell T (2018). Host plant resistance to fall armyworm, pp 45-62 In : B.M. Prasanna, J.E. Huesing, R. Eddy, V.M. Peschke (eds). Fall Armyworm in Africa: A guide for integrated pest management, First Edition. Mexico, CDMX: CIMMYT.

Cruz I., Bruce A., Sevgan S., Akutse K.S., Mohamed F.S., Niassy S., Rangaswamy M., Sidhu J., Goergen G., Rwomushana I., Kasina M., Ba M., Aboagye E., Stephan D., Wennmann J., Neering E., and Mushobazi W. (2018). Biological control and biorational pesticides for fall armyworm management, pp 63-88 In : B.M. Prasanna, J.E. Huesing, R. Eddy, V.M. Peschke (eds). Fall Armyworm in Africa: A guide for integrated pest management, First Edition. Mexico, CDMX: CIMMYT.

DISTINCTIONS -2016: Co-laureate of the CTA Top 20 Innovations that benefit smallholder farmers: - 2005: Belgian Development cooperation Prize - 2004: Sahel Institute (INSAH) prize at the 6th edition of the biannual Burkina Faso national scientific research forum (FRSIT)

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-2002: CNRST prize at the 5th edition of the biannual scientific research forum (FRSIT) - 2002: Award of the Young Scientist prize of the Third World Academy for Science TWAS) - 2002: Best Paper of the National Scientists Award at the "2nd Biannual Regional Rice Research Review (4Rs 2002) meeting of the African Rice Centre (WARDA). -2002: Co-laureate of Burkina Faso President’s prize at the 5th edition of the biannual research forum (FRSIT) for development of varieties resistant to the sorghum midge.

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