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.
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Schulthess, F.
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Bosque Pérez, N.A.
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Poehling, H.M.
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Borgemeister, C.
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[Bionomics of Mussidia nigrivenella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on three host plants]
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Bionomics of Mussidia nigrivenella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on three host plants
Difficulties of identification of natural enemies of cereal stemborers for 'redistribution' in Africa are discussed. Tritrophic level studies on wild and cultivated habitats of borers and beneficial species are needed to judge the impact of a natural enemy species in the cropping system. Areas wi...
Schulthess, F.
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Bosque Pérez, N.A.
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Chabi-Olaye, A.
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Gounou, S.
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Ndemah, R.
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Goergen, Georg E.
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[Exchanging natural enemies species of lepidopterous cereal stemborers between African regions]
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Exchanging natural enemies species of lepidopterous cereal stemborers between African regions
The ear borer Mussidia nigrivenella Ragonot is a polyphagous insect pest that feeds on various cultivated and wild plants. Surveys in four agro-ecological zones of Benin, conducted between 1993 and 1997, revealed ≈20 plant species from 11 plant families hosting the borer, but only 13 host plants ...
Sétamou, M.
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Schulthess, F.
,
Poehling, H.
,
Borgemeister, C.
,
[Host plants and population dynamics of the cob borer Mussidia nigrivenella Ragonot (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Benin]
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Host plants and population dynamics of the cob borer Mussidia nigrivenella Ragonot (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Benin