AgroEco

Claim · #6495173

Chilo partellus · pest pressure · Zea mays

pest pressure · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“push-pull system reduced stem borer damage in maize”
Authors
Bezner Kerr R., Madsen S., Stuber M., Liebert J., Enloe S., Borghino N., Parros P., Mutyambai D., Prudhon M., Wezel A.
Year
2021
Publication
Global Food Security

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Chilo partellus high-severity stem borer on maize in East Africa, addressed by push-pull, is canonical (Kfir et al. 2002).”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Chilo partellus (Crambidae) larvae bore maize stems causing severe damage in Kenya—textbook crop_vulnerabilities entry.”

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