@article{fdi:010054371,
  title = {{S}uitability of cereal stemborers in {C}ameroon to {K}enyan populations of the braconid larval parasitoid {C}otesia sesamiae},
  author = {{N}demah, {R}. and {S}chulthess, {F}. and {A}bang, {A}. and {G}hogomu, {R}. {T}. and {N}tonifor, {N}. and {D}upas, {S}t{\'e}phane and {L}e {R}u, {B}runo},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he noctuid {B}usseola fusca is the most destructive pest of maize in {C}ameroon. {V}arious habitat management technologies have been developed and tested but none of them provides a self-sustainable solution. {T}he braconid {C}otesia sesamiae, the most common larval endoparasitoid of the {B}. fusca in eastern {A}frica, is rare in {W}est {A}frica and {C}ameroon. {I}n {C}ameroon, it is mostly found on non-crop borer species feeding on wild grasses. {T}hus, two {K}enyan {C}. sesamiae populations and their hybrid were introduced into {C}ameroon. {S}uitability studies were carried out with two {B}. fusca populations, the noctuid {P}oeonoma serrata, which is commonly found feeding on {N}apier grass but not maize, and the noctuid {S}esamiae cretica, which was recently accidentally introduced into {M}auritania, where it attacks sorghum. {T}he performance of the {C}. sesamiae was influenced by both host species/population and parasitoid population, although the {B}. fusca population had a minor effect. {T}he reproductive potential of the hybrid was superior over that of its parent populations. {T}he least suitable host was {P}. serrata, thus it was concluded that it would probably not play a major role in perennating {C}. sesamiae during the dry season. {W}ith {S}. cretica as host, parasitism was similar but brood size was lower than with either {B}. fusca population. {R}elease strategies of {C}. sesamiae and its chances of establishment on {B}. fusca and {S}. cretica in the hothumid forest zone and the cool highland of {C}ameroon and in {M}auritania are discussed.},
  keywords = {{B}usseola fusca ; {C}otesia sesamiae ; {P}oeonoma serrata ; {S}esamia cretica ; larval parasitoid ; suitability ; {CAMEROUN} ; {KENYA} ; {MAURITANIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {A}pplied {E}ntomology},
  volume = {136},
  numero = {1-2},
  pages = {60--69},
  ISSN = {0931-2048},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.1111/j.1439-0418.2010.01585.x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010054371},
}