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Old and new host-parasitoid associations: parasitism of the invasive fruit fly Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) and five African fruit fly species by Fopius arisanus, an Asian opiine parasitoid

Mohamed, A.Samira.; Ekesi, Sunday.; Hanna, Rachid. (Taylor & Francis, 2010)

Fopius arisanus (Sonan), a solitary koinobiont endoparasitoid of fruit flies, was introduced for testing and final release against the recently discovered species Bactrocera invadens Drew, Tsuruta and White in Africa. ...
Organisation du pool génique de Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. : croisements entre les formes sauvages et cultivées du niébé

Kouadio, Daouda; Echikh, Nadejda; Toussaint, André; Pasquet, Rémy S.; Baudoin, Jean-Pierre (BASE, 2007)

Organization of the genic pool of Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.: crosses between the wild and cultivated forms of cowpea. Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) gene pool organization is studied on the basis of intra-specifi ...
Pathogenicity of Entomopathogenic Fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) Isolates to the Adult Pea Leafminer (Diptera: Agromyzidae) and Prospects of an Autoinoculation Device for Infection in the Field

MIGIRO, L. N.; CHABI-OLAYE, A; MANIANIA, N. K; VANDENBERG, D J. (Entomological Society of America, 2010)

Seventeen isolates of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschnikoff) Sorokin and three isolates of Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) were evaluated for their pathogenicity to the adult pea ...
Population structure of Anopheles gambiae along the Kenyan coast

Muturi, Ephantus J; Baliraine, Frederick N.; Mbogo, Charles M; Githure, John; Beier, John C.; Yan, Guiyun (Elsevier, 2010)

In the tropics, Anopheles mosquito abundance is greatest during the wet season and decline significantly during the dry season as larval habitats shrink. Population size fluctuations between wet and dry seasons may lead ...
Direct and Indirect Adverse Effects of Tomato on the Predatory Mite Neoseiulus californicus Feeding on the Spider Mite Tetranychus evansi

Koller, M.; Knapp, M.; Schausberger, P. (The Netherlands Entomological Society, 2007)

Plants may defend themselves against herbivores via morphological traits, chemical traits, or a combination of both. Herbivores that overcome the defensive echanisms of a plant tend to specialize on this plant due to ...
Field Boundaries of Panicum Maximum as a Reservoir for Predators and a Sink for Chilo partellus

Koji, S.; Khan, Z. R.; Midega, Charles A.O. (Blackwell Verlag, Berlin, 2007)

The biological-control function of field boundaries of Guinea grass, Panicum maximum Jacq. on the spotted stem borer, Chilo partellus Swinhoe was examined as a reservoir for arthropod predators and as a trap plant for the ...
Evaluation of Napier grass ( Pennisetum purpureum ) Varieties for use as Trap Plants for the Management of African Stemborer ( Busseola fusca ) in a Push–pull Strategy

Khan, Zeyaur R.; Midega, Charles M.; Wadhams, Lester J.; Pickett, John A.; Mumuni, Abdulai (The Netherlands Entomological Society, 2007)

We evaluated eight Napier grass [Pennisetum purpureum Schumach (Poaceae)] varieties, used in various parts of eastern Africa as fodder, for their potential role as trap plants in the management of the African stemborer, ...
Assessment of Diff erent Legumes for the Control of Striga hermonthica in Maize and Sorghum

Khan, Zeyaur R.; Midega, Charles A.O.; Hassanali, Ahmed; Pickett, John A.; Wadhams, Lester J. (Crop Science Society of America, 2007)

The witchweed, Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth., is a major constraint to maize (Zea mays L.) and sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] production in sub-Saharan Africa. Intercropping maize and sorghum with desmodium ...
Efficacy of Spiracular Infection of Helicoverpa armigera with its Nucleopolyhedrovirus and its Role in Virus Production

Jeyarani, S.; Rabindra, R.J.; Sathiah, N.; Karuppachamy, P.; Subramanian, S. (Elsevier, 2007)

Baculoviruses are important microbial control agents of insects, with per os mode of infectivity. However, recently the spiracular infection of this virus group was suggested as an optimum method for virus production in ...
Geographic distribution, host range and perennation of Cotesia sesamiae and Cotesia flavipes Cameron in cultivated and natural habitats in Kenya

Mailafiya, Duna Madu; Calatayud, Paul-André; Pierre Le Ru, Bruno; Waitherero Kairu, Eunice; Dupas, Stéphane (Elsevier Ltd, 2010)

Field surveys were carried out in four agroecological zones to assess the geographic distribution, host range and perennation of Cotesia sesamiae and Cotesia flavipes in cultivated and natural habitats in Kenya.The ...
Factors Affecting Stem Borer Parasitoid Species Diversity and Parasitism in Cultivated and Natural Habitats

MAILAFIYA, DUNA MADU; PIERRE LE RU, BRUNO; WAITHERERO KAIRU, EUNICE; CALATAYUD, PAUL-ANDRE; DUPAS, STEPHANE (ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 2010)

The effects of biotic and abiotic factors on stem borer parasitoid diversity, abundance,and parasitism were studied in cultivated and natural habitats in four agroecological zones in Kenya.Comparing habitat types, we found ...
Host Preference of Xanthopimpla Stemmator (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) and its Reproductive Performance on Selected African Lepidopteran Stem borers

Gitau, C. W.; Ngi-Song, A. J.; Otieno, S. A.; Overholt, W. A. (Taylor & Francis, 2007)

The Asian pupal parasitoid, Xanthopimpla stemmator Thunberg, was imported into East Africa as a classical biological agent of lepidopteran cereal stem borers. Preference of X. stemmator females for four common borers of ...
Differential Expression of the CrV1 Haemocyte Inactivation-associated Polydnavirus gene in the African Maize Stem borer Busseola fusca (Fuller) Parasitized by Two Biotypes of the Endoparasitoid Cotesia sesamiae (Cameron)

Gitau, C. W.; Gundersen-Rindal, D.; Pedroni, M.; Mbugi, P. J.; Dupas, S. (Elsevier, 2007)

Polydnaviruses are rarely studied for their natural variation in immune suppressive abilities. The polydnavirus harboring braconid Cotesia sesamiae, a widespread endoparasitoid of Busseola fusca and Sesamia calamistis in ...
Search for Effective Natural Enemies of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Northwest Argentina

Furtado, I.P.; Toledo, Silvana; Moraes, G. J. de; Kreiter, Serge; Knapp, Markus (Springer Science + Business Media, 2007)

The mite Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard (Tetranychidae) probably originated in South America. Because of its importance as a tomato pest in Africa, an extensive project has been conducted to detect potentially ...
Potential of a Brazilian Population of the Predatory Mite Phytoseiulus Longipes as a Biological Control Agent of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae)

Furtado, I.P.; Moraes, G. J. de; Kreiter, S.; Tixier, M.-S.; Knapp, M. (Elsevier, 2007)

Tetranychus evansi Baker and Pritchard, is a key pest of tomato in Africa. Surveys have been conducted in the last few years to search for predators associated with this pest in Brazil for introduction into Africa. Biological ...
Control of stem borers and striga in African cereals: a low input push-pull approach with rapidly expanding impact

KHAN, Z R; PICKETT, J A; HAMILTON, M L; HASSANALI, A; HOOPER, A M; KUATE, S P; MIDEGA, C A O; PITTCHAR, J; TORTO, B (The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, 2010)

A system which comprises intercropping between rows of maize with plants that repel stem borers and attract natural enemies, and which also dramatically reduce the level of striga infestation, combined with a surrounding ...
Surveys for Natural Enemies of the Tomato Red Spider Mite Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Northeastern and Southeastern Brazil

Fiaboe, Komi, K. M.; Gondim Jr, M. G. C.; Moraes, G. J. de; Ogol, C. K. P. O.; Knapp, Markus (Magnolia Press, 2007)

Surveys for predators of the tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard on solanaceous plants were carried out in north-eastern and south-eastern Brazil to determine prospective species for the control of ...
Bionomics of the Acarophagous Ladybird Beetle Stethorus tridens Fed Tetranychus evansi

Fiaboe, K. K. M.; Gondim Jr, M. G. C.; Moraes, G. J. de; Ogol, C. K. P. O.; Knapp, M. (Blackwell Verlag, Berlin, 2007)

The bionomics of Stethorus tridens Gordon fed Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard were studied in the laboratory. The number of prey consumed by S. tridens increased with increasing instar levels and the total mean number ...
Molecular diagnosis of a previously unreported predator–prey association in coffee: Karnyothrips flavipes Jones (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) predation on the coffee berry borer

Jaramillo, Juliana; Chapman, Eric G; Vega, Fernando E; Harwood, James D (Springer Science, 2010)

The coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei, is the most important pest of coffee throughout the world,causing losses estimated at US $500 million/year. The thrips Karnyothrips flavipes was observed for the first time ...
Life Tables of the Predatory mite Phytoseiulus Longipes Feeding on Tetranychus evansi at Four Temperatures (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae)

Ferrero, Maxime; Moraes, Gilberto J. de; Kreiter, Serge; Tixier, Marie-Stéphane; Knapp, Markus (Springer Science + Business Media, 2007)

The tomato red spider mite, Tetranychus evansi, is reported as a severe pest of tomato and other solanaceous crops from Africa, from Atlantic and Mediterranean Islands, and more recently from the south of Europe (Portugal, ...

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