@article{fdi:010046127,
  title = {{S}pecies diversity of lepidopteran stem borer parasitoids in cultivated and natural habitats in {K}enya},
  author = {{M}ailafiya, {D}una and {L}e {R}ü, {B}runo and {K}airu, {E}. {W}. and {C}alatayud, {P}aul-{A}ndr{\'e} and {D}upas, {S}t{\'e}phane},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{F}ield surveys were conducted during 2005 to 2007 to assess the species diversity of stem borer parasitoids in cultivated and natural habitats in four agroecological zones in {K}enya. {I}n total, 33 parasitoid species were recovered, of which 18 parasitized six stem borer species feeding on cereal crops, while 27 parasitized 21 stem borer species feeding on 19 wild host plant species. {T}he most common parasitoids in cultivated habitats were {C}otesia flavipes {C}ameron, {C}otesia sesamiae ({C}ameron), {P}ediobius furvus {G}ahan and the tachinid {S}iphona sp., whereas in natural habitats, {S}iphona sp. was the most common. {T}he majority of parasitoids were stenophagous species; only five species - {C}otesia sp., {E}nicospilus ruscus {G}auld and {M}itchell, {P}ristomerus nr. bullis, {S}turmiopsis parasitica ({C}urran) and {S}yzeuctus ruberrimus {B}enoit - were monophagous. {I}n both cultivated and natural habitats, parasitoid species diversity was highest on the most dominant stem borers {B}usseola spp. and {C}hilo spp. {O}n cereal crops, parasitoid diversity was highest on maize and among wild host plants, it was highest on {S}etaria spp. {T}he ingress-and-sting attack method was the most common strategy used by parasitoids in both habitats. {I}n all agroecological zones, parasitoid species diversity was significantly higher in natural than in cultivated habitats. {F}urthermore, the majority of parasitoid species were common to both cultivated and natural habitats. {I}t was concluded that natural habitats surrounding cereal crops serve as refugia for sustaining the diversity of stem borer parasitoids from adjacent cereal fields.},
  keywords = {{A}groecological zones ; habitat ; parasitoid diversity ; stemborer},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {A}pplied {E}ntomology},
  volume = {133},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {416--429},
  ISSN = {0931-2048},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1111/j.1439-0418.2009.01381.x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010046127},
}