Browsing Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Susceptibility"
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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 ... -
Host plant suitability and baseline susceptibility of Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera : Gelechiidae) to insecticides in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)The devastating tomato pest, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) (tomato leafminer/tomato pinworm), originates from South America. It invaded South Africa in 2016. It not only causes severe damage to tomato, ... -
Host plant suitability and efficacy of selected insecticides for control of Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera : Gelechiidae)
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is an oligophagous species, native to the neotropics of South America and is one of the most serious pests of tomato globally. Tuta absoluta develops on various cultivated ... -
Integrated management of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) in vegetable growth tunnels
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) is a major pest on all Brassicaceae in South Africa. Insecticide application is the main control strategy worldwide and concerns are raised about the susceptibility of ...