Publications for:

pest = Busseola (genus)
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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Genetics of dual resistance to african stem borer, Busseola fusca and spotted stem borer, Chilo partellus in sorghum
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science (2021) 41 (4), 2373-2384
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2019
Spatio-temporal interactions between maize Lepidopteran stemborer communities and possible implications from the recent invasion of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Environmental Entomology (2019) 48 (3), 573-582
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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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Influence of prolonged dietary experience during the larval stage on novel odour preferences in adults of noctuid stem borer moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
European Journal of Entomology (2018) 115, 112-116
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2016
Influence of host-plant surface chemicals on the oviposition of the cereal stemborer Busseola fusca
Journal of Chemical Ecology (2016) 42 (5), 394-403
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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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Ongoing ecological speciation in Cotesia sesamiae, a biological control agent of cereal stem borers
Evolutionary Applications (2015) 8 (8), 807-820
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Predicting the impact of temperature change on the future distribution of maize stem borers and their natural enemies along East African mountain gradients using phenology models
PLoS ONE (2015) 10 (6 - e0130427)
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2014
Identification of new sorghum genotypes resistant to the African and spotted stemborers
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science (2014) 34 (4), 260-268
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2013
Composition of stem borer communities in selected vegetation mosaics in Kenya
Arthropod-Plant Interactions (2013) 7 (3), 267-275
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Dominant inheritance of field-evolved resistance to Bt corn in Busseola fusca
PLoS ONE (2013) 8 (7 - e69675)
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2012
Genetic diversity and population structure of Busseola segeta Bowden (Lepidoptera; Noctuidae): A case study of host use diversification in Guineo-Congolian Rainforest Relic Area, Kenya
Insects (2012) 3 (4), 1156-1170
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Suitability of cereal stemborers in Cameroon to Kenyan populations of the braconid larval parasitoid Cotesia sesamiae
Journal of Applied Entomology (2012) 136 (1-2), 60-69
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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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Variability in the reproductive biology and in resistance against Cotesia sesamiae among two Busseola fusca populations
Journal of Applied Entomology (2011) 135 (6), 423-429
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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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2009
Olfactory attraction of egg parasitoids to virgin females of noctuid stemborers
BioControl (2009) 54 (6), 763-772
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Intrinsic competition between two oligophagous parasitoids, Sturmiopsis parasitica and Cotesia sesamiae, attacking the same life stages of lepidopteran cereal stemborers
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (2009) 130 (1), 10-20
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2008
Flight and oviposition behaviour of the African stem borer, Busseola fusca, on various host plant species
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (2008) 129 (3), 348-355
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2007
The role of intercropping different cereal species in controlling lepidopteran stemborers on maize in Kenya
Journal of Applied Entomology (2007) 131 (1), 40-49
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2006
The bionomics of the egg parasitoid Telenomus busseolae (Gahan) (Hymenoptera : Scelionidae) on Busseola fusca Fuller and Sesamia calamistis Hampson (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae) in Kenya
African Entomology (2006) 14 (2), 219-224
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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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Phylogeographic pattern and regional evolutionary history of the maize stalk borer Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in sub-Saharan Africa
Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (2006) 42 (3-4), 339-351
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Geographic distribution and host plant ranges of East African noctuid stem borers
Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (2006) 42 (3-4), 353-361
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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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Phylogeography and population genetics of the maize stalk borer Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in sub-Saharan Africa
Molecular Ecology (2006) 15 (2), 407-420
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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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Acceptance and suitability of four lepidopteran stemborers for the development of the pupal parasitoid Xanthopimpla stemmator (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
Biocontrol Science and Technology (2005) 15 (6), 585-600
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Location of stemborer pupae in various host plants and implications for the performance of natural enemies with emphasis on the pupal parasitoid Xanthopimpla stemmator (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science (2005) 25 (1), 12-18
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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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Variation in total and differential haemocyte count of Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) parasitized by two biotypes of Cotesia sesamiae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and larval growth responses
Environmental Entomology (2003) 32 (2), 247-255
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2002
Variation in encapsulation sensitivity of Cotesia sesamiae biotypes to Busseola fusca
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (2002) 105 (2), 111-118
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Effects of calyx fluid from a population of Cotesia sesamiae (Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on the immune response of its host Busseola fusca Fuller (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Insect Science and its Application (2002) 22 (1), 81-85
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Maize yield losses from stemborers in Kenya
Insect Science and its Application (2002) 22 (2), 89-96
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2001
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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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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2000
Insect pests and beneficial arthropods population under different hedgerow intercropping systems in semiarid Kenya
Agroforestry Systems (2000) 50 (3), 279-292
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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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1995
Suitability of African gramineous stemborers for development of Cotesia flavipes and C. sesamiae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Environmental Entomology (1995) 24 (4), 978-984
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