Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Survival"
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Field and laboratory performance of False codling moth, Thaumatotibia Leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Troticidae) on orange and selected vegetables
(MDPI, 2019)False codling moth (FCM), Thaumatotibia leucotreta is a key pest of citrus orange and other plants causing fruit loss through larval feeding. Although this pest is native to sub-Saharan Africa little is known on its ... -
Monitoring resistance to Bt maize in field populations of Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from smallholder farms in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
(Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 2017)Post-release monitoring of transgenic Bt maize fields for resistant pest populations is an important activity that will contribute to early identification and mitigation of resistance evolution by target pests. An effective ...