Host plant preference by the maize stalk borer,Busseola fusca(Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

1990 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. B.J. van Rensburg ◽  
J. van den Berg
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Busseola Fusca ◽  
Stalk Borer ◽  
Host Plant Preference ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae

Phylogeography and population genetics of the maize stalk borer Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in sub-Saharan Africa

2006 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 407-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. SEZONLIN ◽  
S. DUPAS ◽  
B. LE RÜ ◽  
P. LE GALL ◽  
P. MOYAL ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Genetics ◽  
Busseola Fusca ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Stalk Borer ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae

scholarly journals Ecology of the African Maize Stalk Borer, Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) with Special Reference to Insect-Plant Interactions

Insects ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 539-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul-André Calatayud ◽  
Bruno Le Ru ◽  
Johnnie van den Berg ◽  
Fritz Schulthess
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
Busseola Fusca ◽  
Plant Interactions ◽  
Stalk Borer ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae

Busseola fusca. [Distribution map].

1988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Ivory Coast ◽  
Busseola Fusca ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Stalk Borer ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae ◽  
New Distribution

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Busseola fusca (Fuller) [Lepidoptera: Noctuidae] Maize stalk borer. Attacks maize, sorghum, millet, sugarcane. Information is given on the geographical distribution in AFRICA, Angola, Benin, Burkina, Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Within- and Between-Population Variation in Host-Plant Preference and Specificity in Australian Helicoverpa Armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).

1996 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 503 ◽  
Author(s):  
MFA Jallow ◽  
MP Zalucki
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Helicoverpa Armigera ◽  
Rank Order ◽  
General Pattern ◽  
Population Variation ◽  
Host Plant Preference ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Helicoverpa Armígera ◽  
Host Plant Specificity ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae

Using a tethered-insect technique, we investigated within- and between-population variation in the post-alighting host-plant preference and specificity of female Helicoverpa armigera from four populations. No significant difference occurred among populations in host-plant preference. Differences in host-plant preference existed among female moths within a population, and these differences are under genetic control and heritable. Most females ranked maize, sorghum and tobacco highest, followed by cotton varieties DP90 and HG660. The least-preferred plants were cowpea and lucerne. A few females (20%) differed from this general pattern and among each other, and reversed the rank order of host plants. Within a population, individual female moths differed in their host-plant specificity, with some individuals being more generalist than others. Similarly, significant differences occurred in host-plant specificity among populations. The relevance of these findings are discussed in relation to polyphagy in H. armigera.

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