@article{fdi:010074073,
  title = {{D}iversity and distribution of lepidopteran stemborer species and their host plants in {B}otswana},
  author = {{M}oeng, {E}. and {M}utamiswa, {R}. and {C}onlong, {D}. {E}. and {A}ssefa, {Y}. and {L}e {R}ü, {B}runo and {G}oftishu, {M}. and {N}yamukondiwa, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{L}epidopteran stemborers are amongst the most important insect pests of maize, sorghum and sugarcane in sub-{S}aharan {A}frica. {W}ith the exception of {C}hilo partellus ({S}winhoe), which was accidentally introduced into {A}frica, the other stemborer pests are indigenous to the continent and have co-evolved with native grasses and sedges. {I}n addition to pest species, wild habitats harbour diverse non-economic stemborer species, some of which are new to science. {H}owever, the diversity and distribution of both non-economic and pest species of stemborer are currently mostly unknown in {B}otswana. {A}ccordingly, country-wide surveys were conducted during 2014/15 and 2015/16 austral summer to determine species diversity and distribution in cultivated and wild host plants of stemborers in {B}otswana. {A} total of 1597 stemborer larvae and 228 pupae were collected, constituting 63.1 and 36.9 larvae and 84.8 and 15.2% pupae from cultivated versus wild habitats, respectively. {I}n addition to {C}. partellus, {S}esamia calamistis {H}ampson and {E}ldana saccharina {W}alkerwhich were previously reported, 12 more stemborer species were recorded for the first time in {B}otswana, including nine undescribed species. {T}hese species were from the {S}ciomesa, {S}esamia and {C}onicofrontia genera and {T}ortricidae and {P}yralidae families. {F}ourteen wild host and two cultivated host plant species of stemborers were recorded. {C}hilo partellus was most abundant (89.5%) in cultivated habitats whilst {E}. saccharina (33.6%) was most abundant in wild habitats. {S}temborer species diversity was higher in wild habitats than cultivated. {C}urrent results highlight the significance of wild, especially wetland habitats for ecological functions and conservation of lepidopteran stemborer biodiversity.},
  keywords = {{A}gro-ecosystems ; {N}atural habitats ; {R}elative abundance ; {S}temborer ; {B}iodiversity ; {T}ri-trophic interactions ; {BOTSWANA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}rthropod-{P}lant {I}nteractions},
  volume = {12},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {733--749},
  ISSN = {1872-8855},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1007/s11829-018-9622-0},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074073},
}