@article{fdi:010072749,
  title = {{D}iversity and abundance of lepidopteran stem borers and their host plants in {E}thiopia},
  author = {{G}oftishu, {M}. and {A}ssefa, {Y}. and {N}iba, {A}. and {F}ininsa, {C}. and {L}e {R}ü, {B}runo},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{L}epidopteran stem borers are among the most important insect pests of maize, sorghum and sugarcane in sub-{S}aharan {A}frica. {E}xcept for {C}hilo partellus, the other stem borer pests in {E}thiopia are indigenous to {A}frica and are assumed to have coevolved with some native grasses and sedges in the natural habitat. {I}n addition to pest species, natural habitats harbour diverse non-economic stem borer species, some of which are new to science. {H}owever, with the growing threats to natural habitats, some non-economic stem borer species may switch or expand their host ranges to include cultivated crops and evolve as new pests. {B}esides host switch, some of the unknown species currently limited to natural habitats may disappear. {W}e examined the diversity, abundance and interactions of lepidopteran stem borers and their wild host plants in five different vegetation mosaics in {E}thiopia. {T}he stem borer species diversity varied among vegetation mosaics and host plants. {F}orty-four stem borer species belonging to 14 different genera in the families of {N}octuidae, {C}rambidae, {P}yralidae and {T}ortricidae were recorded from 34 wild host plants and through light trap. {A}mong these families, {N}octuidae was the highest in species richness in which 31 species were identified, out of which 15 species and two genera were new to science. {T}his paper discusses the ecological interpretation of host plant-stem borer species interactions, particularly in relation to habitat disturbances.},
  keywords = {{A}frica ; plant-herbivore interaction ; species diversity ; stem borer ; vegetation mosaic ; wild habitat ; {ETHIOPIE} ; {AFRIQUE} {SUBSAHARIENNE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {A}pplied {E}ntomology},
  volume = {142},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {437--449},
  ISSN = {0931-2048},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1111/jen.12489},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072749},
}