Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Chilo partellus"
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Density dependence and temporal plasticity of competitive interactions during utilisation of resources by a community of lepidopteran stemborer species
(Wiley, 2017)Interactions within and between species sharing the same resources are characterised by competition or facilitation, and can be influenced by factors such as larval numbers and phenotypic plasticity of the interactions. ... -
Influence of feeding-damaged plants on the oviposition responses within a community of female moths
(Springer, 2018)Competitive or facilitative interactions characterise phytophagous insect communities that utilise the same resources. These interactions are often mediated by the host plant. Plant mediation influences the oviposition ... -
Insect resistance management in Bt maize: wild host plants of stem borers do not serve as refuges in Africa
(Oxford Univ Press, 2017)Resistance evolution by target pests threatens the sustainability of Bt maize in Africa where insect resistance management (IRM) strategies are faced by unique challenges. The assumptions, on which current IRM strategies ... -
Molasses grass induces direct and indirect defense responses in neighbouring maize plants
(Springer, 2019)Plants have evolved intricate defence strategies against herbivore attack which can include activation of defence in response to stress-related volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by neighbouring plants. VOCs released ... -
Spatio-temporal interactions between maize lepidopteran stemborer communities and possible implications from the recent invasion of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Oxford Univ Press, 2019)Spatio-temporal dynamics of multi-species pest communities and the interactions between them influence the structure of pest complex that attack crops. In East and Southern Africa, cereal crops, especially maize, is attacked ... -
Trap cropping with Napier grass, Pennisetum purpureum (Schumach), decreases damage by maize stem borers
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)Napier grass, Pennisetum purpureum (Schumach), in combination with intercrops has been used successfully in habitat management for maize stem borers in Africa. The use of Napier grass only as a trap or barrier plant for ...