Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Busseola fusca"
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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. ... -
Ecological genetics and host range expansion by Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
(Oxford Univ Press, 2015)The host plant range of pests can have important consequences for its evolution, and plays a critical role in the emergence and spread of a new pest outbreak. This study addresses the ecological genetics of the indigenous ... -
The effect of Busseola fusca infestation, fungal inoculation and mechanical wounding on Fusarium ear rot development and fumonisin production in maize
(Elsevier, 2017)Fusarium verticillioides and Busseola fusca are among the most significant biotic constraints to maize production in South Africa. In this study, the effect of B. fusca damage and mechanical wounding to maize ears on ... -
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 ... -
Monitoring resistance to Bt maize in field populations of Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from smallholder farms in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
(Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 2017)Post-release monitoring of transgenic Bt maize fields for resistant pest populations is an important activity that will contribute to early identification and mitigation of resistance evolution by target pests. An effective ... -
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 ... -
Transgenic Bt maize: farmers perceptions, refuge compliance and reports of stem borer resistance in South Africa
(Wiley, 2012)Based on surface area, South Africa is currently ranked the eighth in planting genetically modified (GM) crops in the world. Bt maize (MON810) has been grown to control lepidopterous stem borers in South Africa since its ... -
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 ...