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Evidence of the establishment of Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid of cereal stemborers, and its host range expansion in Ethiopia

Kairu, E. W.; Getua, E.; Overholt, W. A.; Omwega, C. O. (Cambridge University Press, 2003-04)

Three lepidopteran cereal stemborers, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Crambidae), Busseola fusca Fuller, and Sesamia calamistis Hampson (Noctuidae) were collected from maize and sorghum in Ethiopia. The noctuid stemborers are ...

Effect of the host plant on the survivorship of parasitized Chilo partellus Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) larvae and performance of its larval parasitoid Cotesia flavipes Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Kairu, E. W.; Overholt, W. A.; Getu, E. (Elsevier, 2005-02)

The effect of wild and cultivated gramineous hosts on the survivorship and weight of parasitized Chilo partellus larvae and on the performance of its larval parasitoid Cotesia flavipes were studied under laboratory conditions, ...

Comparative evaluation of Cotesia flavipes and C. sesamiae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) for the management of Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Kenya

Kairu, E. W.; Sallam, M. N.; Overholt, W. A. (Cambridge University Press, 1999-02)

Cotesia flavipes Cameron, a gregarious larval endoparasitoid native to the Indo-Australian region, was imported from Pakistan and released in Kenya in 1993 for management of the exotic stemborer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe). ...

Ecological management of cereal stem borers in Ethiopia

Kairu, E. W.; Degaga, E. G.; Overholt, W. A. (2014-06-23)

Three lepidopterous stem borers were reported on maize in Ethiopia. Although complete crop loss is evident in some areas, the average yield loss of maize caused by cereal stem borers in Ethiopia can be estimated between ...

Dispersal of the exotic parasitoid Cotesia flavipes in a new ecosystem

Kairu, E. W.; Sallam, M. N.; Overholt, W. A. (Wiley, 2001-02)

A study on the dispersal of the exotic larval endoparasitoid, Cotesia flavipes Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), was conducted in a maize field in the northern Kilifi District in the coastal area of Kenya. Because C. ...

Intraspecific and Interspecific Competition Between Cotesia flavipes and Cotesia sesamiae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Gregarious Larval Endoparasitoids of Lepidopteran Stemborers

Kairu, E. W.; Sallam, M. N.; Overholt, W. A. (Taylor & Francis, 2002)

Super and multiple parasitism of Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and Sesamia calamistis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by Cotesia flavipes Cameron and Cotesia sesamiae (Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) were investigated ...

Comparative studies on the influence of relative humidity and temperature on life table parameters of two populations of Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Kairu, E. W.; Getua, E.; Overholt, W. A. (Taylor & Francis, 2004)

Cotesia flavipes Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a gregarious larval koinobiont parasitoid of gramineous stemborers from the Indo-Australian region. More recently, it has been introduced into several countries in East ...

Distribution and species composition of stemborers and their natural enemies in maize and sorghum in Ethiopia

Kairu, E. W.; Getu, E.; Overholt, W. A. (Cambridge University Press, 2001-12)

Surveys were conducted to determine the species composition of stemborers and their natural enemies in maize and sorghum in 1999 and 2000 in eastern, northern, southern and western Ethiopia. The six species of stemborers ...