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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Busseola fusca became predominant at harvest.

Taxon: B. fuscaBusseola fuscae0
Organ / stage: harveste0
Outcome: became predominante0

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“except at harvest when B. fusca became predominant.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1322–1373

Title

Population dynamics and species diversity of lepidopterous stem borers in a rainforest agroecology of Nigeria

Adeoluwa Oluwaseyi Adeleye; Mosudi Babatunde Sosan Discover Applied Sciences 2025. doi:10.1007/s42452-025-07436-w

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Observation Five stem borer species were recorded on maize.
Observation Sesamia calamistis was most abundant except at harvest.
Association Stem borer abundance had an inverse relationship with minimum temperature (r = -0.74).
Association Stem borer abundance was inversely related to relative humidity (r = -0.69).
Association Stem borer abundance was inversely related to specific humidity (r = -0.74).
Association Stem borer abundance was inversely related to wind direction (r = -0.57).
Recommendation The authors call for resistant maize varieties for integrated pest management.

Observationauthor interpretationoriginal resultsimulated

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B. fusca was likely to be displaced by C. partellus.

Taxon: B. fuscaBusseola fuscae0
Interactor: C. partellusChilo partelluse0other
Outcome: being displacede0

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“there was a likelihood for B. fusca being displaced by C. partellus”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1042–1109

Title

A system dynamics model for pests and natural enemies interactions

Bonoukpoè Mawuko Sokame; Henri E. Z. Tonnang; Sevgan Subramanian; et al. Scientific Reports 2021. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-79553-y

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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All larvae on MON89034 died within seven days.

Taxon: Busseola fuscaBusseola fuscat0
Treatment: MON89034e0
Outcome: larvae maintained on MON89034 diede0
Qualifier: within seven days of infestatione0

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“All larvae maintained on MON89034 died within seven days of infestation”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1157–1228

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“Bt Maize in Field Populations of Busseola fusca”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 25–72

Title

Monitoring Resistance to Bt Maize in Field Populations of Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Smallholder Farms in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

D.A. Kotey; D.A. Kotey; A. Obi; et al. African Entomology 2017. doi:10.4001/003.025.0200

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Intervention effect Larval survival on MON810 declined rapidly in the first seven days and was significantly lower than on non-Bt maize.
Intervention effect Mass of surviving larvae on MON810 was significantly lower than on non-Bt maize from the first two weeks to day 21.
Observation The screened field populations remain susceptible to Bt maize.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Larval survival on MON810 declined rapidly in the first seven days and was significantly lower than on non-Bt maize.

Taxon: B. fuscaBusseola fuscae0
Treatment: MON810e0
Outcome: Survival of all B. fusca populationse0
Direction: lowere0
Qualifier: during the first seven dayse0
Comparator: non-Bt maizee0

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“Survival of all B. fusca populations maintained on MON810 declined rapidly during the first seven days and was significantly (P<0.001) lower than larval survival on non-Bt maize”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1230–1407

Title

Monitoring Resistance to Bt Maize in Field Populations of Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Smallholder Farms in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

D.A. Kotey; D.A. Kotey; A. Obi; et al. African Entomology 2017. doi:10.4001/003.025.0200

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Intervention effect All larvae on MON89034 died within seven days.
Intervention effect Mass of surviving larvae on MON810 was significantly lower than on non-Bt maize from the first two weeks to day 21.
Observation The screened field populations remain susceptible to Bt maize.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Mass of surviving larvae on MON810 was significantly lower than on non-Bt maize from the first two weeks to day 21.

Taxon: Busseola fuscaBusseola fuscat0
Treatment: MON810e0
Outcome: mass of surviving larvaee0
Direction: lowere0
Qualifier: from the first two weeks to the 21st daye0
Comparator: non-Bt maizee0

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“mass of surviving larvae of all populations on MON810 from the first two weeks to the 21st day was significantly (P < 0.001) lower than the mass of larvae on non-Bt maize”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1420–1590

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“Busseola fusca”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 58–72

Title

Monitoring Resistance to Bt Maize in Field Populations of Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Smallholder Farms in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

D.A. Kotey; D.A. Kotey; A. Obi; et al. African Entomology 2017. doi:10.4001/003.025.0200

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Intervention effect All larvae on MON89034 died within seven days.
Intervention effect Larval survival on MON810 declined rapidly in the first seven days and was significantly lower than on non-Bt maize.
Observation The screened field populations remain susceptible to Bt maize.

Observationauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The screened field populations remain susceptible to Bt maize.

Taxon: Busseola fuscaBusseola fuscat0
Outcome: still susceptible to Bt maizee0

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“fieldcollected populations screened in this study are still susceptible to Bt maize”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1620–1703

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“Busseola fusca”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 58–72

Title

Monitoring Resistance to Bt Maize in Field Populations of Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Smallholder Farms in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

D.A. Kotey; D.A. Kotey; A. Obi; et al. African Entomology 2017. doi:10.4001/003.025.0200

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Intervention effect All larvae on MON89034 died within seven days.
Intervention effect Larval survival on MON810 declined rapidly in the first seven days and was significantly lower than on non-Bt maize.
Intervention effect Mass of surviving larvae on MON810 was significantly lower than on non-Bt maize from the first two weeks to day 21.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Contact with water terminates stalkborer diapause.

Taxon: Busseola fuscaBusseola fuscat0
Treatment: contact with watere0
Outcome: Diapausee0
Direction: terminatede0

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“Diapause is terminated by contact with water.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 217–262

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“Busseola fusca (Fuller)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 34–57

Title

The Maize and Sorghum Stalkborer, Busseola fusca (Fuller), in Peasant Agriculture in Tanganyika Territory

G. Swaine Bulletin of Entomological Research 1957. doi:10.1017/s0007485300002832

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Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

First sowings within two to three weeks of the rains at Nzega are likely to be heavily attacked by first-generation larvae.

Taxon: Busseola fuscaBusseola fuscat0
Outcome: heavily attackede0
Qualifier: within two to three weeks of the beginning of the rainse0
Setting: Nzega, Western Provincee0

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“Field work at Nzega, Western Province, indicates that the first sowings, made within two to three weeks of the beginning of the rains, are likely to be heavily attacked by larvae of the first generation.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 263–466

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“Busseola fusca (Fuller)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 34–57

Title

The Maize and Sorghum Stalkborer, Busseola fusca (Fuller), in Peasant Agriculture in Tanganyika Territory

G. Swaine Bulletin of Entomological Research 1957. doi:10.1017/s0007485300002832

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Observation Busseola fusca is a serious pest of maize in Tanganyika, mainly at elevations of 4,000 ft. and over.
Observation Busseola fusca is a serious pest of sorghum in Tanganyika.
Intervention effect Contact with water terminates stalkborer diapause.
Mechanism Rain wetting of stems induces diapause larvae to pupate and produce the first-generation adults.
Observation The stalkborer has two generations in the main crop season.
Observation A third stalkborer generation occurs in sorghum tillers after June/July.
Observation No alternate hosts comparable in importance with maize and sorghum were found.
Recommendation Burning crop residues to control diapause larvae is impracticable in peasant agriculture because residues have other uses.
Intervention effect Applying 2·5 percent DDT dust into young maize funnels can control first-generation Busseola.
Intervention effect Four weekly DDT dust applications increased maize cob weight by 83·1±19·0 percent in Mbeya trials.
Recommendation Control measures are suggested to be worthwhile only with fertile soil, early planting and adequately distributed rainfall.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The stalkborer has two generations in the main crop season.

Taxon: Busseola fuscaBusseola fuscat0
Outcome: number of generationse0
Value: twoe0
Qualifier: November–June/Julye0

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“The number of generations in the main crop season, November–June/July, is two.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 706–784

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“Busseola fusca (Fuller)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 34–57

Title

The Maize and Sorghum Stalkborer, Busseola fusca (Fuller), in Peasant Agriculture in Tanganyika Territory

G. Swaine Bulletin of Entomological Research 1957. doi:10.1017/s0007485300002832

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

A third stalkborer generation occurs in sorghum tillers after June/July.

Taxon: Busseola fuscaBusseola fuscat0
Interactor: sorghumSorghume0host
Outcome: third generation occurse0
Qualifier: after June/Julye0

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“A third generation occurs in sorghum tillers produced after June/July.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 785–855

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“Busseola fusca (Fuller)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 34–57

Title

The Maize and Sorghum Stalkborer, Busseola fusca (Fuller), in Peasant Agriculture in Tanganyika Territory

G. Swaine Bulletin of Entomological Research 1957. doi:10.1017/s0007485300002832

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