- to
western Africa. C.
partellus is
indigenous to Asia and
became established in
eastern Africa in the
early 1930s. C.
partellus is one of the most economically...
-
Vetiver can be used for crop protection. It
attracts the stem
borer (Chilo
partellus),
which lays its eggs
preferentially on
vetiver but
whose larvae cannot...
-
millet stem
borer (Coniesta ignefusalis), the
spotted stalk borer (Chilo
partellus), the
Asiatic rice
borer (Chilo suppressalis), sod
webworms (Crambus spp...
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Pearl millet stem
borer (Coniesta ignefusalis)
Spotted stem
borer (Chilo
partellus)
Tomato stemborer (Symmetrischema tangolias)
Yellow rice stem
borer (Scirpophaga...
-
Atherigona soccata cutworm,
Agrotis ipsilon spotted stalk borer,
Chilo partellus pink borer,
Sesamia inferens armyworm,
Mythimna separata Spodoptera exempta...
- punctata}A. punctata]], and A.
biseta cutworm Agrotis ipsilon stem
borer Chilo partellus pink borer,
Sesamia inferens corn borer,
Ostrinia furnacalis Leaf feeders...
-
separata thrips Haplothrips ganglbaueri stem
borers Sesamia inferens,
Chilo partellus, and
Chilo diffusilineus Sucking pests leafhoppers Nephotettix cincticeps...
- (Striga asiatica) and
purple witchweed (S. hermonthica) and to
repel Chilo partellus, a stem-boring gr**** moth.
Insects (including pests) are
likewise repelled...
- for
farmers than
insecticide use.
Stemborers (Busseola
fusca and
Chilo partellus) are the
cause of 10% of
total yield loss in
Southern and
Eastern Africa...
- not host C.
partellus,
which may be one
reason for the
native insect's persistence.
Cotesia flavipes is a
parasitoid also from C.
partellus's native home...
