Category: Maize Pests

4.4.1 Spotted stemborer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe 1885)

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4.4.1      Maize Pests / Spotted stemborer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe 1885) Synonyms:    Argyria lutulentalis (Tams 1932)                         Chilo zonellus (Swinhoe 1884)                         Crambus zonellus (Swinhoe 1884) Taxonomic position:…
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4.4.2 Maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller 1901)

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4.4.2     Maize Pests / Maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller 1901) Synonyms: Sesamia fusca (Fuller 1901)                       Busseola…
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4.4.3 African pink stemborer, Sesamia calamistis (Hampson 1910)

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4.4.3      Maize Pests / African pink stemborer, Sesamia calamistis (Hampson 1910) Synonyms: Sesamia mediastriga (Bethune-Baker 1911) Taxonomic position: Insecta, Lepidoptera, Noctuidae (Apameini) Authors: G. Ong’amo, N. Khadioli, B.…
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