Enhancing Foraging Behaviour of Stemborer Parasitoids: Role of a Non-Host Plant Melinis Minutiflora
Date of Award
2003
Document Type
Dissertation
Abstract
Stemborers are major pests of maize and sorghum in tropical Africa. Various management approaches to stemborer control are being sought with emphasis on those that are environmentally sound, sustainable and economically feasible. Studies reported in this thesis were conducted to explore the potential of employing habitat management techniques to enhance the effectiveness of stemborer parasitoids. Emphasis was placed on the chemical and behavioural ecology of stemborer parasitoids in a diversified system that consisted of the stemborer host plants, maize and sorghum, stemborers and a non-host plant, molasses grass ( Melinis minutiflora ).
Recommended Citation
Gohole, Linnet Serenge, "Enhancing Foraging Behaviour of Stemborer Parasitoids: Role of a Non-Host Plant Melinis Minutiflora" (2003). All PhD Dissertations. 163.
https://thehive.icipe.org/all-dissertations/163