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Comparative phenology of Lepidoptera on genetically modified BT- and non-BT maize
(North-West University, 2006)
The maize stem borers, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Chilo
partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) are economically important pests of maize
in South Africa. Genetically modified Bt maize ...
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 ...
The effect of water volume and dosage rate on the efficacy of Break-Thru S240 for stem borer control
(North-West University, 2008)
The two most prominent stem borer species responsible for damage to maize in South Africa are the African maize stem borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and spotted stem borer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) ...
Evaluating sex pheromone monitoring as a tool in the integrated management of vine mealybug, Planococcus ficus (signoret) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae)
(North-West University, 2006)
The vine mealybug, Planococcus ficus (Signoret) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) is a pest with significant economic impact on the grape growing industry in South Africa and other parts of the world. With the isolation and ...
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 ...
The effect of a cabbage-carrot intercropping system on the incidence of cabbage pests
(North-West University, 2007)
Cruciferous crops comprise one of the major crop divisions and contribute
significantly to global crop production. Insect pests associated with cruciferous crops have the potential to destroy harvests. The diamondback ...
Basis of host recognition by the larval endoparasitoids : Cotesia sesamiae Cameron and Cotesia flavipes (Cameron) (Hymenoptera : Braconidae)
(North-West University, 2009)
Host recognition behaviour of two braconid larval parasitoids Cotesia sesamiae and Cotesia flavipes was studied using suitable stemborer hosts [i.e. Busseola fusca for C. sesamiae, and Chilo partellus for C. flavipes] and ...
Small holder farmers' perceptions, host plant suitability and natural enemies of the groundnut leafminer, Aproaerema modicella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in South Africa
(North-West University, 2007)
The groundnut leafminer (GLM), Aproaerema modicella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is a well known pest of groundnut and soybean in Asia. It has been reported in Southern Africa on groundnut since 2000. The groundnut leafminer ...