Browsing by Subject "Lepidoptera"

Now showing items 1-3 of 3

Bionomics of Mussidia nigrivenella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on three host plants

Sétamou, M.; Schulthess, F.; Bosque-Pérez, N.A.; Poehling, Hans-Michael; Borgemeister, C. (Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999)

Life table studies of Mussidia nigrivenella Ragonot, a pest of maize in Benin, showed that host plant species had a significant effect on larval survival and developmental time. The maximum percentage of larvae surviving ...
Diversity, distribution and role of wild crucifers in major cabbage and kale growing areas of Kenya

Kahuthia-Gathu, R.; Löhr, B.; Poehling, Hans-Michael; Mbugua, P.K. (Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009)

An investigation of the diversity and distribution of wild crucifer species and their importance for cultivated crucifers was conducted during 2005 and 2006 in the highland and mid-altitude semi-arid areas of Kenya. Thirteen ...
Natural enemies of the maize cob borer, Mussidia nigrivenella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Benin, West Africa

Sétamou, M.; Schulthess, F.; Goergen, G.; Poehling, Hans-Michael; Borgemeister, C. (Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002)

Mussidia nigrivenella Ragonot is a pest of maize cobs in West Africa. It significantly reduces maize yields and grain quality, with quantitative losses of 2-25% at harvest, and up to 10-15% indirect losses due to an increase ...

Now showing items 1-3 of 3

Browse