Ecology of the African Maize Stalk Borer, Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) with Special Reference to Insect-Plant Interactions

Insects

Paul-André Calatayud²  Bruno P. Le Ru²  Johnnie van den Berg¹ 

[1] Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa; E-Mail:;Institute de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), UR 072, c/o ICIPE (African Insect Science for Food and Health), Nairobi 30772, Kenya; E-Mail:

关键词: insect-plant interactions;    insect distribution;    Poaceae;    wild grasses;    oviposition;    host preference;    feeding status;    plant damages;    pest management;   

DOI  :  10.3390/insects5030539

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is an important pest of maize and sorghum in sub-Saharan Africa. One century after its first description by Fuller in 1901, inaccurate information based on earlier reports are still propagated on its distribution (e.g., absent from the lower altitudes in East Africa) and host plant range (e.g., feeding on a large range of wild grass species). This review provides updated information on the biology, distribution and genetics of B. fusca with emphasis on insect-plant interactions. Related to this, new avenues of stem borer management are proposed.

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