Oviposition preference and survival of the maize stem borer, Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), on Napier grasses, Pennisetum spp., and maize

African Entomology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 211-218

  Van Den Berg, J ^a   De Bruyn, A J M ^a   Van Hamburg, H ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Busseola fusca; Habitat management; Napier grass; Oviposition; Survival; Trap crop

Indexed keywords

BUSSEOLA FUSCA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33750453344     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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