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Life table studies of Mussidia nigrivenella Ragonot, a pest of maize in Benin, showed that host plant species had a significant effect on larval survival and developmental time. The maximum percentage of larvae surviving was recorded on jackbean, Canavalia ensiformis (36%) and lowest on maize (18...


Sétamou, M.Schulthess, F.Bosque Pérez, N.A.Poehling, H.M.Borgemeister, C.[Bionomics of Mussidia nigrivenella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on three host plants]Bionomics of Mussidia nigrivenella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on three host plants

Geographic distribution, relative importance, and effect of lepidopterous stem and ear borers on maize, Zea mays L., were studied in the humid forest and the mid-altitude zones of Cameroon from 1994 to 1997. Six villages were chosen in the forest zone and grouped into three blocks representing gr...


Ndemah, R.Schulthess, F.Korie, S.Borgemeister, C.Cardwell, K.F.[Distribution, relative importance and effect of lepidopterous borers on maize yields in the forest zone and midaltitude of Cameroon]Distribution, relative importance and effect of lepidopterous borers on maize yields in the forest zone and midaltitude of Cameroon

In southern Benin, the use of cover crops to improve and maintain soil fertility is on the increase. The present study investigated the effect of two leguminous cover crops, Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC and Sesbania rostrata Brem. & Oberm., planted at different dates before maize (Zea mays (L.)),...


Agboka, K.Schulthess, F.Tounou, A.K.Tamò, M.Vidal, S.[The effect of leguminous cover crops and cowpea planted as border rows on maize ear borers with special reference to Mussidia nigrivenella Ragonot (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)]The effect of leguminous cover crops and cowpea planted as border rows on maize ear borers with special reference to Mussidia nigrivenella Ragonot (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Maize infection by Aspergillus flavus Link and subsequent aflatoxin contamination as affected by insect damage to maize ears before harvest was studied with surveys in farmers' fields and in a field trial in the Republic of Benin, West Africa. The most important pest species was the lepidopteran ...


Setamou, M.Cardwell, K.Schulthess, F.Hell, K.[Effect of insect damage to maize ears, with special reference to Mussidia nigrivenella (Lepidoptera; Pyralidae), on Aspergillus flavus (Deuteromycetes; Monoliales) infection and alfatoxin production in maize before harvest in the Republic of Benin]Effect of insect damage to maize ears, with special reference to Mussidia nigrivenella (Lepidoptera; Pyralidae), on Aspergillus flavus (Deuteromycetes; Monoliales) infection and alfatoxin production in maize before harvest in the Republic of Benin

The spatial distribution of five lepidopterous pests, Sesamia calamistis Hampson (Noctuidae), Eldana saccharina Walker (Pyralidae), Spodoptera exempta (Walker) (Noctuidae), Mussidia nigrivenella (Ragonot) (Pyralidae), and Cryptophlebia leucotreta (Meyrick) (Tortricidae), on maize in West Africa i...


Schulthess, F.Bosque Pérez, N.A.Gounou, S.[Sampling lepidopterous pests on maize in West Africa]Sampling lepidopterous pests on maize in West Africa

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