Busseola fusca
| Busseola fusca | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Busseola |
| Species: | B. fusca |
| Binomial name | |
| Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) | |
Busseola fusca is a species of moth that is also known as the maize stalk borer.[1][2] It is known from Ethiopia.
The wingspan is 35–40 mm. Adults are pale brown.
The larvae feed on various grasses, as well as Zea mays, Sorghum and Saccharum species.
References
- ↑ Hassanali, A.; Herren, H.; Khan, Z. R.; Pickett, J. A.; Woodcock, C. M. (2008). "Integrated pest management: the push-pull approach for controlling insect pests and weeds of cereals, and its potential for other agricultural systems including animal husbandry". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 363 (1491): 611. doi:10.1098/rstb.2007.2173.
- ↑ "Busseola fusca (Fuller)". ethiopia.ipm-info.org.