Stem Borer Species Composition on Maize and Two Non-Cereal Hosts in the Forest Zone of Kisangani, DRC  

作　　者：Onesime Mubenga Kankonda Dudu Akaibe Walangululu Massamba George Otieno Ong'amo Bruno-Pierre Le Ru 

机构地区：[1]Laboratory of Ecology and Management of Animal Resources, Faculty of Science University of Kisangani, P.O. Box 2012,Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo [2]Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Catholic University of Bukavu, P.O. Box 285, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo [3]School of Biological Science, College of Physical and Biological Sciences (Chiromo Campus), University of Nairobi, P.O. Box30197, Nairobi, Kenya [4]Institut de Recherche pour le DOveloppement, UR072, c/o ICIPE, P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya and University Paris-Sud 11,Orsay Cedex 91405, France

出　　处：《Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology(A)》2014年第10期822-829,共8页农业科学与技术（A）

摘　　要：Lepidopteran stem borers are the most damaging pests of maize in Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the growing importance of maize in the forest zone of Democratic Republic of Congo, no data is available regarding stem borer pest species present and their relative importance. It is thus important to gather information likely to guide future research in this area. This study was undertaken to catalogue stem borer pest species identity and assess their relative infestation levels on maize. Surveys were carried out in wild and cultivated habitats in Kisangani. Five species were collected on maize, i.e., Sesamia calamistis Hampson （1910）, Eldana saccharina Walker （1865）, Busseola fusca Fuller （1901）, Chilo sp. Strand （1913）, and Mussidia nigrivenella Ragonot （1888）. In the wild habitats, Poenoma serrata Hampson, B. fusca and S. calamistis were collected on Pennisetum purpureum whereas Chilo sp. was collected on Panicum maximum. Our results suggest that P. maximum might affect the population dynamics of Chilo sp. whereas P. purpureum is expected not to influence the population dynamics of other stem borers owing to its scarcity in the interior of the forest.

关 键 词：Stem borers MAIZE Busseolafusca Chilo sp. Eldana saccharina forest zone Kisangani. 

分 类 号：S513[农业科学—作物学] U698.5[交通运输工程—港口、海岸及近海工程]