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Interrelationships between Diglyphus isaea, Phaedrotoma scabriventris and endophytic fungi in the control of Liriomyza leafminers
(2013)
Horticulture is a major foreign exchange earner in Kenya and provides employment to approximately 75% of the population. However, the growth of the horticultural industry is constrained by pests such as the leafminer flies, ...
The indirect effect of Cry 1Ab protein expressed in Bt maize, on the biology of Chrysoperla pudica (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)
(2014)
Genetically modified (GM) maize was developed mainly to control lepidopteran pests such as the maize stem borer (Busseola fusca) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Since the first commercialization of GM crops with insecticidal ...
Diversity of non-crop plants and arthropods in soybean agro-ecosystems in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa)North-West University, 2020)
Soybean is widely cultivated in the Grassland Biome of South Africa (>700 000 ha per annum). Yet the possible effects large-scale cultivation of soybean has on biodiversity in adjacent habitat is not fully understood. It ...
Relationship between Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) damage and yield loss in maize
(North-West University (South Africa)North-West University, 2020)
Fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) feeding on maize results in extensive foliar damage if plants are attacked during the pre-flowering stages. Infestation during late plant ...
Susceptibility of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae) to Bt maize in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa)North-West University, 2020)
Spodoptera frugiperda, the fall armyworm (FAW), invaded Africa during 2016 and is now considered the number one maize pest in Africa. The destructive feeding habits of FAW larvae threaten maize production in Africa. Bt ...
Bioecology of lepidopteran pests of Macadamia integrifolia in South African production areas
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)
South Africa is the largest exporter of macadamia nuts in the world. Larvae of the Lepidoptera nut borer complex causes economic damage to macadamia in South Africa. Larvae damage both young developing and old hard nuts ...