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Base-line susceptibility of Busseola fusca for Bt maize in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2015)
Genetically modified maize that express insecticidal proteins (Bt proteins) have been
commercialized in South Africa for the control of Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Busseola fusca has been reported to be ...
The response of lepidopteran pests to commercialised Bt maize in South Africa
(North-West University, 2015)
Bt maize expressing Cry1Ab was approved for release in South Africa for control of Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in 1998. During 2012, a stacked Bt ...
Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) moth and larval behaviour in Bt- and non-Bt maize: an IRM perspective
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)
The African maize stemborer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is one of the most damaging pest species of maize in Africa. Genetically modified (GM) Bt maize that expresses insecticidal Cry proteins could ...
The indirect effect of Bt maize (Cry1Ab) on Cotesia sesamiae (Hymenoptera : Braconidae)
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and Sesamia calamistis Hampson (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) are major pests of maize and sorghum in sub-Saharan Africa. The ...
Response of Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera : Crambidae) to Bt maize in South Africa
(North-West University, 2018)
Maize is an important food resource for humans and their livestock. South Africa is one of the top maize producing countries and also one of the largest producers of genetically modified maize in the world. Maize pests ...