Maruca vitrata (Fabricius) is an invasive insect pest capable of causing enormous economic
losses to a broad spectrum of leguminous crops. Microsatellites are valuable molecular …

The sugarcane borer moth, Diatraea saccharalis, is one of the most important pests of
sugarcane and maize crops in the Western Hemisphere. The pest is widespread throughout …

Control of the sugarcane borers, Diatraea saccharalis and Diatraea impersonatella (= D.
flavipennella)(Lepidoptera: Crambidae), in Brazil, is based on mass release of the larval …

Background Establishing the species limits and resolving phylogenetic relationships are
primary goals of taxonomists and evolutionary biologists. At present, a controversial …

Sugarcane is a crop of major importance used mainly for sugar and biofuel production, and
many additional applications of its byproducts are being developed. Sugarcane cultivation is …

The purpose of this research was to study the role of genetic and silicon-induced resistance
of sugarcane to Diatraea saccharalis and the effect of silicon doses on sugarcane growth …

Background: The sugarcane borer (Diatraea saccharalis), a widely distributed moth
throughout the Americas, is a pest that affects economically important crops such as …

Fungal virulence is multifaceted and dependent on multiple factors including the pH of the
spore suspension. In this study, we accessed effects of six pH values of Beauveria bassiana …

This study is the first report of the stalk borer Diatraea impersonatella (Walker) on sugarcane
in Honduras. A total of 167 larvae were collected from sugarcane crops in the Department …

This study aimed to investigate genetic parameters and selection strategies for sugarcane
resistance to borer and determine the effects of selection for borer resistance on yield traits …