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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 ...