Browsing Journal Articles by Author "van den Berg, Johnnie"

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Host plants and species diversity of Mussidia (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Kenya

Muli, Benjamin K.; Schulthess, Fritz; van den Berg, Johnnie (Taylor & Francis, 2009)

Mussidia nigrivenella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), an important pest of maize, cotton and Phaseolus bean in western Africa, has never been described as a crop pest from Eastern and southern Africa (ESA), although it was ...
An Indirect Defence Trait Mediated through Egg-Induced Maize Volatiles from Neighbouring Plants

Mutyambai, Daniel M.; Bruce, Toby J.; van den Berg, Johnnie; Midega, Charles A.; Pickett, John A.; Khan, Zeyaur R. (Public Library of Science, 2016-07-08)

Attack of plants by herbivorous arthropods may result in considerable changes to the plant’s chemical phenotype with respect to emission of herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs). These HIPVs have been shown to act as ...
Parasitoids associated with Mussidia spp. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Kenya

Muli, Benjamin K.; Schulthess, Fritz; van den Berg, Johnnie (Springer Netherlands, 2009-02)

The pyralid Mussidia nigrivenella, a pest of cotton, maize and Phaseolus bean in West Africa, has never been reported as a crop pest in East and Southern Africa, although reportedly it exists in the wild. It is hypothesized ...

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