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Stem Borers

Stem Borers is a collective entomological construct referring to a functional group of insect pests whose larvae tunnel into and feed within the stalks or stems of cereal crops, thereby disrupting nutrient and water transport and causing characteristic damage such as wilting, lodging, and yield loss.

371

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12.4K

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947

Authors

299

Institutions

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2017–2026

37

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Publications

371

Exploiting chemical ecology and species diversity: stem borer and striga control for maize and sorghum in Africa

Zeyaur R. Khan, John A. Pickett, J. van den Berg et al. · Pest Management Science · 2000 · 362 citations

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African cereal stem borers: economic importance, taxonomy, natural enemies and control

Andrew Polaszek · Agritrop (Cirad) · 1998 · 266 citations

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Guide to insect borers in North American broadleaf trees and shrubs.

Jon Solomon · 1995 · 232 citations

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Imidacloprid - a new systemic insecticide

Alfred Elbert, Benjamin De Becker, J. Hartwig et al. · 1991 · 214 citations

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Lepidopterous stem borers of cereals in Nigeria

K. M. Harris · Bulletin of Entomological Research · 1962 · 212 citations

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Authors

947

  1. JV
    J. van den Berg

    North-West University, South Africa

    18 publications · 809 citations

    14

    h-index

  2. FS
    Fritz Schulthess

    International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Benin

    16 publications · 587 citations

    13

    h-index

  3. PC
    Paul‐André Calatayud

    International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Kenya

    11 publications · 420 citations

    10

    h-index

  4. GO
    George Ong’amo

    University of Nairobi, Kenya

    10 publications · 374 citations

    10

    h-index

  5. SM
    Stephen Mugo

    International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Kenya

    11 publications · 275 citations

    10

    h-index

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Institutions

299

  1. International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology

    Nairobi, Kenya

    25 h-index

    121 publications

    5.1K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    13 h-index

    56 publications

    1.8K citations

  3. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

    Marseille, France

    13 h-index

    56 publications

    1.9K citations

  4. North-West University

    Potchefstroom, South Africa

    13 h-index

    35 publications

    977 citations

  5. International Rice Research Institute

    Los Baños, Philippines

    12 h-index

    34 publications

    1.4K citations

  6. Évolution, Génomes, Comportement, Écologie

    Paris, France

    11 h-index

    39 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. Université Paris-Sud

    Orsay, France

    10 h-index

    17 publications

    685 citations

  8. Huazhong Agricultural University

    Wuhan, China

    8 h-index

    35 publications

    1.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Economic Entomology

    28 publications · 949 citations

    19

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  2. Crop Protection

    18 publications · 591 citations

    16

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  3. Bulletin of Entomological Research

    18 publications · 1.1K citations

    15

    h-index

  4. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science

    IJT · 17 publications · 414 citations

    13

    h-index

  5. Journal of Applied Entomology

    10 publications · 382 citations

    10

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