@article{fdi:010060366,
  title = {{C}omposition of stem borer communities in selected vegetation mosaics in {K}enya},
  author = {{O}ng'amo, {G}. {O}. and {L}e {R}ü, {B}runo and {C}alatayud, {P}aul-{A}ndr{\'e} and {S}ilvain, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}usseola fusca ({F}uller), {S}esamia calamistis {H}ampson, {C}hilo partellus ({S}winhoe) and {C}hilo orichalcociliellus ({S}trand) are important stem borer pests of maize and sorghum in {E}ast {A}frica. {P}ersistence of these pests in crop fields is blamed on the influx of diaspore populations from the neighbouring natural habitats. {I}n addition to pest species, natural habitats support numerous non-economic stem borer species, some not known to science. {H}owever, due to growing human populations and accompanying global change, some of the natural habitats are undergoing rapid changes, a process that may result in the evolution of "new" pest species. {I}n this study, we investigated stem borer species diversity in four different vegetation mosaics in {K}enya, with an aim of establishing the differences in species composition and distributions in both wild and cultivated habitats. {W}e identified 33 stem borer species belonging to 14 different genera in the four families; {N}octuidae, {C}rambidae, {P}yralidae and {T}ortricidae from 37 plant species. {I}n addition to the above stem borer pest species, we found three more species, {B}usseola segeta {B}owden, {P}irateolea piscator {F}letcher and {E}ldana saccharina {W}alker, in the cultivated fields. {T}ogether, stem borer pests varied in distribution among vegetation mosaics, suggesting differences in ecological requirement. {D}espite the variations in distribution patterns, stem borer pests co-existed with non-economic species in the natural habitats, communities that are facing threats due to ongoing habitat changes. {T}his paper discusses the likely impacts of habitat changes on both pest and non-economic species.},
  keywords = {{P}opulation exchange ; {H}ost use ; "new" pests ; {P}est management ; {S}pecies diversity ; {W}ild habitats ; {KENYA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}rthropod-{P}lant {I}nteractions},
  volume = {7},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {267--275},
  ISSN = {1872-8855},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1007/s11829-012-9241-0},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060366},
}