@article{fdi:010044132,
  title = {{F}light and oviposition behaviour of the {A}frican stem borer, {B}usseola fusca, on various host plant species},
  author = {{C}alatayud, {P}aul-{A}ndr{\'e} and {G}uenego, {H}. and {A}huya, {P}eter and {W}anjoya, {A}. and {L}e {R}ü, {B}runo and {S}ilvain, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {F}r{\'e}rot, {B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {A}frican stem borer, {B}usseola fusca ({F}uller) ({L}epidoptera: {N}octuidae), is an important pest of maize and sorghum in sub-{S}aharan {A}frica. {A}s in many other lepidopteran insects, the ability of {B}. fusca to recognize and colonize a variety of plants is based on the interaction between its sensory systems and the physical and chemical characteristics of its immediate environment. {I}n this study, we tried to identify the behavioural steps of {B}. fusca leading to host selection and oviposition. {T}hree {P}oaceae species commonly cultivated in {K}enya for human consumption and animal forage were used in this study: the two most preferred hosts, maize ({Z}ea mays {L}.) and sorghum [{S}orghum bicolor ({L}.) {M}oench], and one non-preferred host, {N}apier grass ({P}ennisetum purpureum {S}chumach). {W}ind tunnel observations revealed that volatiles produced by the different plant species did not appear to strongly influence the general orientation of {B}. fusca towards the plant, as similar behavioural steps were exhibited by the female moth regardless of the plant species involved. {T}his indicated that the females were not able to recognize their preferred hosts from a distance. {A}fter landing, the female typically swept her ovipositor on the plant surface, simultaneously touching it with the tips of her antennae, and then oviposited. {T}his behaviour was more frequently observed on maize and sorghum than on {N}apier grass, and indicated that both antennal and ovipositor receptors are used by the female moths to evaluate the plant surface before deciding to oviposit. {A}s a result, the females laid more eggs on the two crops than on {N}apier grass. {W}e conclude therefore that females recognized their preferred hosts only after landing. {T}actile and contact-chemoreception stimuli from the plants seemed to play a major role in oviposition decisions of {B}. fusca.},
  keywords = {{S}tem borer ; {O}ligophagous ; {M}aize ; {S}orghum ; {N}apier grass ; {O}rientation ; {L}anding ; {L}epidoptera ; {N}octuidae ; {P}oaceae},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}ntomologia {E}xperimentalis et {A}pplicata},
  volume = {129},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {348--355},
  ISSN = {0013-8703},
  year = {2008},
  DOI = {10.1111/j.1570-7458.2008.00787.x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010044132},
}