@article{fdi:010063231, title = {{E}cology of the {A}frican maize stalk borer, {B}ussolea fusca ({L}epidoptera: {N}octuidae) with special reference to insect-plant interactions}, author = {{C}alatayud, {P}aul-{A}ndr{\'e} and {L}e {R}u, {B}runo and {V}an den {B}erg, {J}. and {S}chulthess, {F}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{B}usseola fusca ({L}epidoptera: {N}octuidae) is an important pest of maize and sorghum in sub-{S}aharan {A}frica. {O}ne century after its first description by {F}uller in 1901, inaccurate information based on earlier reports are still propagated on its distribution (e.g., absent from the lower altitudes in {E}ast {A}frica) and host plant range (e.g., feeding on a large range of wild grass species). {T}his review provides updated information on the biology, distribution and genetics of {B}. fusca with emphasis on insect-plant interactions. {R}elated to this, new avenues of stem borer management are proposed.}, keywords = {{GRAMINEE} {VIVRIERE} ; {MAIS} ; {SORGHO} ; {LEPIDOPTERE} {RAVAGEUR} ; {FOREUR} ; {REPRODUCTION} ; {CYCLE} {DE} {REPRODUCTION} ; {LARVE} ; {RELATION} {HOTE} {PARASITE} ; {PLANTE} {HOTE} ; {PREFERENCE} {TROPHIQUE} ; {STRUCTURE} {GENETIQUE} ; {REPARTITION} {GEOGRAPHIQUE} ; {LUTTE} {INTEGREE} ; {PRATIQUE} {CULTURALE} ; {CULTURE} {ASSOCIEE} ; {FERTILISATION} {DU} {SOL} ; {RESISTANCE} {DE} {L}'{HOTE} ; {LUTTE} {GENETIQUE} ; {AFRIQUE} {SUBSAHARIENNE} ; {KENYA} ; {CAMEROUN} ; {AFRIQUE} {DU} {SUD}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{I}nsects}, volume = {5}, numero = {3}, pages = {539--563}, ISSN = {2075-4450}, year = {2014}, DOI = {10.3390/insects5030539}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063231}, }