The distribution of maize stem borers, Busseola fusca Fuller, Sesamia calamistis Hampson, and S. penniseti Bowden, throughout south-western Nigeria was studied between November and December 1964. The maize-sample survey…
The fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda is a prime noctuid pest of maize on the American continents where it has remained confined despite occasional interceptions by European quarantine services in recent years. The pe…
Cereals (maize, sorghum, millet, rice) are extremely important crops grown in Africa for human consumption. Of the various insect pests attacking cereal crops in Africa, lepidopteran stem borers are by far the most inju…
