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The Influence of Egg Parasitoids Belonging to the Telenomus busseolae (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) Species Complex on Sesamia calamistis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Populations in Maize Fields in Southern Benin

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Yaovi Anani Bruce, Fritz Schulthess, Jones Mueke & Linnet Gohole. (2009) Egg parasitoids of noctuid stemborers on maize in Kenya. International Journal of Biodiversity Science & Management 5:3, pages 174-180.
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Anderson K. Kipkoech, Fritz Schulthess, Wilson K. Yabann, Henry K. Maritim & Dagmar Mithöfer. (2006) Biological control of cereal stem borers in Kenya: A cost benefit approach. Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.) 42:3-4, pages 519-528.
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Domingos Cugala, Fritz Schulthess, Calistus P. O. Ogol & Charles O. Omwega. (2006) Assessment of the impact of natural enemies on stemborer infestations and yield loss in maize using selected insecticides in Mozambique. Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.) 42:3-4, pages 503-510.
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Victor H. Mgoo, Rhodes H. Makundi, Beatrice Pallangyo, Fritz Schulthess, Nanqing Jiang & Charles O. Omwega. (2006) Yield loss due to the stemborer Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) at different nitrogen application rates to maize. Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.) 42:3-4, pages 487-494.
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Abdalla I. Ali, Fritz Schulthess, Callistus K. P. O. Ogol & Charles O. Omwega. (2006) Effect of nitrogen fertilizer level on infestations of lepidopterous stemborers and yields of maize in Zanzibar. Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.) 42:3-4, pages 481-486.
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Rose Ndemah, Fritz Schulthess & Christian Nolte. (2006) The effect of grassy field margins and fertilizer on soil water, plant nutrient levels, stem borer attacks and yield of maize in the humid forest zone of Cameroon. Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.) 42:3-4, pages 461-470.
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Anani Yaovi Bruce, Fritz Schulthess & Jones Mueke. (2006) Factors affecting the bionomics of the eastern African egg parasitoid Trichogramma bournieri Pintureau & Babault (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.) 42:3-4, pages 423-431.
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Komi Agboka, Fritz Schulthess, Agbéko Kodjo Tounou, Manuele Tamò & Stefan Vidal. (2013) The effect of leguminous cover crops and cowpea planted as border rows on maize ear borers with special reference to Mussidia nigrivenella Ragonot (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Crop Protection 43, pages 72-78.
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