INFLUENCE OF ROOSTING-POINT PROXIMITY ON VILLAGE WEAVERBIRD (Ploceus cucullatus) DAMAGE TO MAIZE IN THE SASA-AJIBODE AGROECOSYSTEM, IBADAN, SOUTHWEST NIGERIA

Abstract Village weaverbirds (Ploceus cucullatus) are major avian pests associated with significant cereal losses in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Southwest Nigeria, their colonial roosting behaviour and flock-foraging patterns pose substantial threats to maize production. However, the influence of environmental factors on the damage caused by weaverbirds to cereal crops in Nigeria is underreported. This study assessed […]