Geographic distribution and host plant ranges of East African noctuid stem borers

Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France

Volumn 42, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 353-361

  Le Rü, Bruno Pierre ^a   Ong’amo, George Otieno ^a   Moyal, Pascal ^b   Muchugu, Eric ^a   Ngala, Leonard ^a   Musyoka, Boaz ^a   Abdullah, Zainab ^c   Matama Kauma, Teddy ^d   Lada, Vuai Yahya ^c   Pallangyo, Beatrice ^e   Omwega, Charles O ^a   Schulthess, Fritz ^a   Calatayud, Paul André ^a   Silvain, Jean François ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b France and University of Paris Sud   (France)

^c Ministry of Agriculture   (Tanzania)

^d Namulonge Agricultural and Animal Production Research Institute Uganda   (Uganda)

^e Namulonge Agricultural Res Inst ^*  (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Africa; Feeding behaviour; Poaceae; Stem borer; Vegetation mosaic

Indexed keywords

BUSSEOLA; CYPERACEAE; NOCTUIDAE; POACEAE; SESAMIA; TYPHACEAE;

EID: 33846709502     PISSN: 00379271     EISSN: 21686351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00379271.2006.10697467     Document Type: Article

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