The status of maize insect pests and the role of host plant resistance in Thailand

The maize stem borer, Ostrinia furnacalis Guenee; the corn earworm, Heliothis armigera Hubner; cutworms including Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth) and Spodoptera litura F.; grasshoppers, principally Patanga succincta L; and the corn leaf aphid, Rhopalosiphum maidis Fitch, are the most damaging among...

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Main Author Jamornmarn, S. (Kasetsart University, Bangkok (Thailand). Department of Entomology)
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Mexico, DF (Mexico) CIMMYT 1989
Subjects
HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA
HOTE
HUESPEDES
INSECTE NUISIBLE
INSECTOS DANINOS
MYTHIMNA
OSTRINIA FURNACALIS
PATANGA
RESISTANCE AUX ORGANISMES NUISIBLES
RESISTENCIA A LAS PLAGAS
RHOPALOSIPHUM MAIDIS
SPODOPTERA LITURA
TAILANDIA
THAILANDE
ZEA MAYS
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Summary:The maize stem borer, Ostrinia furnacalis Guenee; the corn earworm, Heliothis armigera Hubner; cutworms including Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth) and Spodoptera litura F.; grasshoppers, principally Patanga succincta L; and the corn leaf aphid, Rhopalosiphum maidis Fitch, are the most damaging among the 76 insect species found on maize in Thailand. Other insect pests are described, and damage assessments and control methods are discussed.
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