Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "wild host plants"
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The effect of different host plants on the reproduction and longevity of Nysius natalensis
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2012)Nysius natalensis Evans (Hemiptera: Orsillidae) is a pest of sunflower in South Africa. Adults invade sunflower fields from their weedy hosts which occur inside crop fields and on surrounding headlands. The host plant ... -
Species diversity and distribution of lepidopteran stem borers in South Africa and Mozambique
(Wiley, 2014)Country-wide surveys of lepidopteran stem borers in wild host plants were undertaken between 2006 and 2009 in South Africa and 2005 and 2010 in Mozambique. A total of 4438 larvae were collected from 65 wild host plants in ...