Abstract The parasitoid, Cotesia flavipes (Cameron)(Hymenoptera: Braconidae), was
introduced for biological control of the stemborer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe)(Lepidoptera …

Field trials were carried out at three locations in the cool‐wet western and one location in the
semiarid eastern ecozones of the Amhara State of Ethiopia to determine the effects of …

This chapter outlines the environmental and socioeconomic conditions under which maize is
grown in Kenya. The major insect, disease and weed pests of maize in Kenya are presented …

The distribution and extent of parasitism of Cotesia flavipes Cameron (Hymenoptera:
Braconidae) on stem borer species attacking maize and sorghum were assessed in three …

The distribution and relative importance of lepidopteran and coleopteran stem borers and
their natural enemies on maize and sorghum were studied in cereal growing zones of the …

Host acceptability and suitability of four cereal stemborers (Lepidoptera) commonly
occurring in eastern Africa, Sesamia calamistis Hampson, Busseola fusca (Fuller)(both …

The survey was carried out in 2017 main cropping season to support farmers for correct
insect pest identification. Three Kebeles, Hallo, Sambaro and Herara with five farmer's fields …

As part of habitat management system to control cereal stemborers, various wild hosts used
as trap plants were studied during the dry season from November 2003 to March 2004 at …

The recent development of geographic information systems (GIS) provides new avenues for
analysing spatial patterns in insect populations. Field survey data, along with GIS and …

Distribution of rice stem borers and their parasitoid, in irrigated low land rice ecosystem in
Kilombero district, Morogoro, Tanzania was studied from March–July 2017 in randomly …