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Status and Control of the Stem Borer, Chilo Partellus Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Southern Africa

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Lepidopterous stem borers constitute one of the major constraints to cereal crop production in southern Africa. Chilo partellus Swinhoe, is an economically important stem borer of maize and sorghum. Current research status on C. partellus is reviewed and substantial advances in the distribution, bioecology and control strategies are discussed. Present work on the assessment of crop losses, elucidation of mechanisms of resistance, development of resistant crop cultivare, feasibility of biological control measures and the implementation of other stem borer management methods are reported. Further areas of research into the management of C. partellus are identified.

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Les lepidopteres terebrante de la tige constituent l’une des contraintes principales en ce quinoncerne la production cerealiere en Afrique australe. Chilo partellus Swinhoe est un insecte terebrant d’importance economique s’attaquant au mais et au sorgho. L’etat de lar recherche actuelle sur C. partellus est en cours d’examen et l’on discute actuellement des progres substantiels de lutte. On fait etat travaux en cours sur l’evaluation des pertes au niveau des cultures, la comprehension des mecanismes de resitance, la mise au point de cultivars restants, la faisabilite methodes de controle biologique et la mise en oeuvre d’autres methodes de gestion de cet insecte. On est en cours d’identifiction d’autres domaines de recherche sur la gestion du C. partellus.

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Sithole, S.Z. Status and Control of the Stem Borer, Chilo Partellus Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Southern Africa. Int J Trop Insect Sci 11, 481–488 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742758400021056

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