Publications for:

pest = Sesamia calamistis
country = Kenya

found 26 publications:

2021
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
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
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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2015
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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2013
Composition of stem borer communities in selected vegetation mosaics in Kenya
Arthropod-Plant Interactions (2013) 7 (3), 267-275
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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
Resource allocation and bionomics of indigenous and exotic Cotesia (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) species reared on Sesamia calamistis
Bulletin of Entomological Research (2008) 98 (4), 405-415
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Host plant diversity of Sesamia calamistis: cytochrome b gene sequences reveal local genetic differentiation
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (2008) 128 (1), 154-161
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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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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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The temporal correlation and spatial synchrony in the stemborer and parasitoid system of Coast Kenya with climate effects
Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (2006) 42 (3-4), 381-387
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2005
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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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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2002
Regional distribution of lepidopteran stemborers and their parasitoids among wild grasses in the semi-arid eastern Kenya
African Crop Science Journal (2002) 10 (2), 183-194
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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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1997
Progeny production and sex ratios of field populations of the parasitoids Cotesia flavipes and Cotesia sesamiae reared from gramineous stemborers in coastal Kenya
Insect Science and its Application (1997) 17 (1), 137-142
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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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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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