Calatayud Paul-André, Le Ru Bruno, Van den Berg J., Schulthess F. (2014). Ecology of the African maize stalk borer, Bussolea fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) with special reference to insect-plant interactions. Insects, 5 (3), p. 539-563. ISSN 2075-4450.
Titre du document
Ecology of the African maize stalk borer, Bussolea fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) with special reference to insect-plant interactions
Année de publication
2014
Type de document
Article
Auteurs
Calatayud Paul-André, Le Ru Bruno, Van den Berg J., Schulthess F.
Source
Insects, 2014,
5 (3), p. 539-563 ISSN 2075-4450
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.
