Browsing Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Population dynamics"
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Ecological factors influencing the survival of the Brenton Blue butterfly Orachrysops niobe (Trimen) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
(North-West University, 2005)The Brenton Blue butterfly, Orachrysops niobe (Trimen) is currently only known to be extant at one locality in the southern Cape (the Brenton Blue Butterfly Reserve = BBBR), and currently globally Red Listed as "Critically ... -
Ecology of maize stemborers in irrigated subsistence farming systems in the Limpopo Province
(North-West University, 2006)Stemborer ecology in South Africa has been studied well but largely in maize in commercial monoculture production systems. Stemborers are important pests of maize in resource-poor farming systems at the Tshiombo irrigation ... -
Population characteristics of Vachellia erioloba woodland near Kathu, Northern Cape
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)Vachellia erioloba occurs in arid and semi-arid areas. In the dry woodlands of the southern Kalahari, it is often the only large tree in the landscape, implying that it is a keystone species that plays an important role ... -
Population dynamics and integrated management of Prostephanus truncatus (Coleoptera : Bostrichidae) in Manica Province, Mozambique
(North-West University (South Africa), 2017)The Larger grain borer, Prostephanus truncatus (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae), was introduced from Southern and Central America into Africa during the late 1970s, and has since then established in 20 African countries. This ... -
Population dynamics of translocated Frithia humilis : an endangered sandstone endemic
(North-West University (South Africa). Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Frithia humilis Burgoyne is an endangered succulent and edaphic specialist that is endemic to the Rand Highveld Grassland between the towns of Middelburg, eMalahleni (Witbank) and Bronkhorstspruit. The species is restricted ... -
Seasonal abundance and diversity of sorghum panicle-feeding Hemiptera in South Africa
(North-West University, 2006)During the past two decades, panicle-feeding Hemiptera have become pests of sorghum in West and Central Africa, and particularly in Mali, where this is a staple food crop. Of the more than 100 sorghum insect pests reported ...