Ecology of the African Maize Stalk Borer, Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) with Special Reference to Insect-Plant Interactions
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...
Main Authors: | Paul-André Calatayud, Bruno P. Le Ru, Johnnie van den Berg, Fritz Schulthess |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-07-01
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Series: | Insects |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/5/3/539 |
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