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The importance of certain insects as pollinators of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.P. du Toit --- , Republic of South AfricaThis study reports the effects of Apis mellifera L. (honeybees), Astylus atromaculatus Blanchard (spotted maize beetles), Heliothis armigera Hübner (American bollworm larvae) and Musca domestica L. (house flies) on seed set in commercial sunflower. The pollination efficiency of these insects... -
Laboratory assay to determine efficacy of insecticides for control of the spotted maize beetle, Astylus atromaculatus Blanchard (Coleoptera: Melyridae), a pest of sorghum
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H. du Plessis --- , South Africa J. van den Berg --- , South AfricaSpotted maize beetle, (Astylus atromaculatus), African boll- worm, (Helicoverpa armigera) and various aphid species attack sorghum from flowering onwards. The possibility of simultaneous control of these pests with a single application of an insecticide exists. The efficacy of insecticides registered... -
Habitat management in control of Astylus atromaculatus (Coleoptera: Melyridae) in maize under subsistence farming conditions in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.O. Midega --- , Kenya J. Van den Berg --- , South Africa Z.R. Khan --- , KenyaStudies were conducted in South Africa to assess the potential role of a habitat management strategy developed for the control of cereal stemborers in control of Astylus beetle. This strategy involves intercropping maize with a stemborer moth-repellent fodder plant (Desmodium)...