Browsing Faculty of Science & Technology (FST) by Subject "Zea mays"
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Busseola segeta, a Potential New Pest of Maize in Western Kenya
(2014)In sub-Saharan Africa, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) is considered as one of the major stem borer pests of maize (Zea mays) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) [1]. Recent surveys in Western Kenya indicated ... -
Distribution, pest status and agro-climatic preferences of lepidopteran stem borers of maize in Kenya
(school of biological sciences, 2006)Lepidopterous stem borers are the main field insect pests that attack maize, Zea mays L. in tropical Africa. A survey was carried during the long and short rain cropping seasons of 2002 / 2003 across six main agro-climatic ...