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Status of resistance of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Diparopsis castanea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Bt cotton in South Africa
(North-West University, 2011)
Genetically modified (GM) cotton expressing Cry1Ac proteins was released in South Africa in 1997 for control of the bollworm complex on this crop. No reports of the failure of Bollgard® cotton to control these pests have ...
Plant and arthropod diversity of maize agro–ecosystems in the Highveld and Lowveld regions of South Africa
(North-West University, 2011)
Surveys of plant and selected insect species was conducted in Highveld and Lowveld
agro–ecosystems of four provinces of South Africa, namely North–West, Mpumalanga,
KwaZulu–Natal and Limpopo. The objectives of the study ...
The effect of urbanization and agriculture on predacious arthropod diversity in the Highveld grasslands
(2015)
Biodiversity provides vital ecosystem services and more diverse ecosystems are known to be more stable and resilient in the face of disturbance. Predacious arthropods provide a valuable ecosystem service to control pest ...
Efficacy of Bt proteins and the effect of temperature on the development of spiny bollworm in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
Genetically modified cotton expressing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) proteins has been cultivated in South Africa since 1998 for control of the bollworm complex. Spiny bollworms, Earias biplaga (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) ...
Comparative phenology of Lepidoptera on genetically modified BT- and non-BT maize
(North-West University, 2006)
The maize stem borers, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Chilo
partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) are economically important pests of maize
in South Africa. Genetically modified Bt maize ...
Seasonal abundance and diversity of sorghum panicle-feeding Hemiptera in South Africa
(North-West University, 2006)
During the past two decades, panicle-feeding Hemiptera have become pests of sorghum in West and Central Africa, and particularly in Mali, where this is a staple food crop. Of the more than 100 sorghum insect pests reported ...
The effect of water volume and dosage rate on the efficacy of Break-Thru S240 for stem borer control
(North-West University, 2008)
The two most prominent stem borer species responsible for damage to maize in South Africa are the African maize stem borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and spotted stem borer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) ...
Base-line susceptibility of Busseola fusca for Bt maize in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2015)
Genetically modified maize that express insecticidal proteins (Bt proteins) have been
commercialized in South Africa for the control of Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Busseola fusca has been reported to be ...
Evaluating sex pheromone monitoring as a tool in the integrated management of vine mealybug, Planococcus ficus (signoret) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae)
(North-West University, 2006)
The vine mealybug, Planococcus ficus (Signoret) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) is a pest with significant economic impact on the grape growing industry in South Africa and other parts of the world. With the isolation and ...
Ecology of maize stemborers in irrigated subsistence farming systems in the Limpopo Province
(North-West University, 2006)
Stemborer ecology in South Africa has been studied well but largely in maize in commercial monoculture production systems. Stemborers are important pests of maize in resource-poor farming systems at the Tshiombo irrigation ...