Publications for:

pest = Chilo partellus
crop = Maize/corn (Zea mays)
country = Kenya

found 42 publications:

2021
Field evaluation of a new third generation push-pull technology for control of striga weed, stemborers, and fall armyworm in western Kenya
Experimental Agriculture (2021) 57 (5-6), 301-315
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Oviposition behavior of Telenomus busseolae, Telenomus isis and Trichogramma bournieri on eggs of east African cereal stemborers
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science (2021) 41 (1), 157-168
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2019
Carry-over niches for Lepidopteran maize stemborers and associated parasitoids during non-cropping season
Insects (2019) 10 (7 - 191)
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2018
Modelling the distributions of maize stem borers at local scale in East African mountain gradients using climatic and edaphic variables
African Entomology (2018) 26 (2), 458-470
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Suitability of brachiaria grass as a trap crop for management of Chilo partellus
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (2018) 166 (2), 139-148
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Tri-trophic impacts of Bt-transgenic maize on parasitoid size and fluctuating asymmetry in native vs. novel host-parasitoid interactions in East Africa
Insects (2018) 9 (2 - 38)
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2017
A maize landrace that emits defense volatiles in response to herbivore eggs possesses a strongly inducible terpene synthase gene
Ecology and Evolution (2017) 7 (8), 2835-2845
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2015
Response to S1 recurrent selection for resistance to two stem borers, Busseola fusca and Chilo partellus, in two tropical maize populations
Euphytica (2015) 206 (3), 711-723
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2014
Effect of temperature on the phenology of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera, Crambidae); simulation and visualization of the potential future distribution of C. partellus in Africa under warmer temperatures through the development of life-table parameters
Bulletin of Entomological Research (2014) 104 (6), 809-822
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2011
Determining smallholder farmers' preferences for technology dissemination pathways: the case of 'push-pull' technology in the control of stemborer and Striga weeds in Kenya
International Journal of Pest Management (2011) 57 (2), 133-145
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Parasitism of lepidopterous stem borers in cultivated and natural habitats
Journal of Insect Science (2011) 11 (15), 1-19
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2007
The use of push-pull strategies in integrated pest management
Annual Review of Entomology (2007) 52, 375-400
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2006
Potential of neem, Azadirachta indica A. Juss., in the management of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) on maize in Kenya
African Entomology (2006) 14 (2), 373-379
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Distribution, pest status and agro-climatic preferences of lepidopteran stem borers of maize in Kenya
Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (2006) 42 (2), 171-177
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Assessment of the potential of Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) varieties as trap plants for management of Chilo partellus
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (2006) 119 (1), 15-22
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Maize stemborer predator activity under 'push - pull' system and Bt-maize: A potential component in managing Bt resistance
International Journal of Pest Management (2006) 52 (1), 1-10
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2005
Habitat management and its impact on maize stemborer colonization and crop damage levels in Kenya and South Africa
African Entomology (2005) 13 (2), 333-340
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Life tables, key factor analysis and density relations of natural populations of the spotted maize stemborer, Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), under different cropping systems at the Kenyan coast
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science (2005) 25 (2), 86-95
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2004
Effect of agroecosystem diversity on natural enemies of maize stemborers in coastal Kenya
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science (2004) 24 (4), 280-286
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2003
Species richness and parasitism in an assemblage of parasitoids attacking maize stem borers in coastal Kenya
Ecological Entomology (2003) 28 (1), 109-118
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Impact of a habitat management system on diversity and abundance of maize stemborer predators in western Kenya
Insect Science and its Application (2003) 23 (4), 301-308
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2002
Maize yield losses from stemborers in Kenya
Insect Science and its Application (2002) 22 (2), 89-96
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Farmers' perceptions of aspects of maize production systems and pests in semi-arid eastern Kenya: factors influencing occurrence and control of stemborers
International Journal of Pest Management (2002) 48 (1), 1-11
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2001
Spatial-temporal population dynamics of Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Kenya
Environmental Entomology (2001) 30 (5), 869-876
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Relationships of stemborer damage and plant physical conditions to maize yield in a semi-arid zone of Eastern Kenya
Insect Science and its Application (2001) 21 (3), 243-249
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Colonisation of Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in stemborers in the semi-arid Eastern Province of Kenya
Insect Science and its Application (2001) 21 (4), 289-296
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Habitat management strategies for the control of cereal stemborers and striga in maize in Kenya
Insect Science and its Application (2001) 21 (4), 375-380
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Changes in the distribution of lepidopteran maize stemborers in Kenya from the 1950s to 1990s
Insect Science and its Application (2001) 21 (4), 395-402
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Impact of solar radiation, rainfall and cannibalism on disappearance of maize stemborers in Kenya
Insect Science and its Application (2001) 21 (4), 403-407
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2000
Comparative studies on the fecundity, egg survival, larval feeding, and development of Chilo partellus and Chilo orichalcociliellus (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on five grasses
Annals of the Entomological Society of America (2000) 93 (3), 492-499
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Exploiting chemical ecology and species diversity: stem borer and striga control for maize and sorghum in Africa
Pest Management Science (2000) 56 (11), 957-962
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1999
Niche overlap and interspecific association between Chilo partellus and Chilo orichalcociliellus on the Kenya coast
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (1999) 93 (2), 141-148
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1998
Evidence of antibiosis resistance to the spotted stemborer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) in a maize (Zea mays L.) population
Insect Science and its Application (1998) 18 (3), 217-224
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1997
Oviposition, development and searching behaviour of Cotesia flavipes Cameron and Cotesia sesamiae (Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in relation to aestivating and non-aestivating Chilo spp. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) larvae in maize
African Entomology (1997) 5 (1) 35-39
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Influence of intercropping on the abundance, distribution and parasitism of Chilo spp. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) eggs
Bulletin of Entomological Research (1997) 87 (5), 507-513
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Utilisation of wild gramineous plants for management of cereal stemborers in Africa
Insect Science and its Application (1997) 17 (1), 143-150
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1996
Identification of African stemborer larvae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Pyralidae) based on morphology
Bulletin of Entomological Research (1996) 86 (5), 567-578
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Effects of intercropping on maize stemborers and their natural enemies
Bulletin of Entomological Research (1996) 86 (5), 599-607
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1994
Distribution and sampling of Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in maize and sorghum on the Kenya coast
Bulletin of Entomological Research (1994) 84 (3), 367-378
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1992
Infestation and dispersal of early instars of Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) at different densities
Environmental Entomology (1992) 21 (5), 1110-1113
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1989
Myosoma nyanzaensis sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitic on the stem-borer pest Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Kenya
Bulletin of Entomological Research (1989) 79 (1), 1-5
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1986
Maize stalk borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) damage and plant resistance
Environmental Entomology (1986) 15 (6), 1124-1129
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