Coniesta ignefusalis explained

Coniesta ignefusalis, the pearl millet stem-borer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919.[1]

Distribution

Coniesta ignefusalis is found throughout the West African Sahel, including in Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin, and Nigeria, where the species is known by local farmers as a major pest of grain crops.[2] [3]

Crop pest

As a major grain crop pest in the Sahel,[4] [5] the larvae attack pearl millet, sorghum, and maize. It is the main pearl millet pest in Senegal.[6] It also affects pearl millet crops in northern Mali.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2014 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . July 15, 2014.
  2. Dakouo, Y. O., K. Toure, W. K. Glwadi, O. Ajayi, M. C. Dike, A. Yehouenou, and P. Tanzubil. 1997. Monitoring pearl millet stem borer, Coniesta ignefusalis (Hampson) populations using pheromone baited traps. Part II. Results from Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana and Nigeria. International Sorghum Millets Newsletter 38: 137–138.
  3. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2018 . Coniesta ignefusalis (Hampson, 1919) . Afromoths . October 22, 2018.
  4. Youm, O., Y. Maliki, D. R. Hall, D. L. Farman, and J. E. Foster. 2012. Pheromone-mediated mating disruption in the millet stem borer, Coniesta ignefusalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Crop Prot. 31: 50–57.
  5. Drame-Yaye, A., O. Youm, and J. N. Ayertey. 2003. Assessment of grain yield losses in pearl millet due to the millet stem borer, Acigona ignefusalis (Hampson). Int. J. Trop. Insect Sci. 23: 259–265.
  6. Ruparao T. Gahukar, Gadi V. P. Reddy. Management of Economically Important Insect Pests of Millet. Journal of Integrated Pest Management (2019) 10(1): 28; 1–10 https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmz026
  7. Web site: Heath . Jeffrey . Jeffrey Heath . Guide to insects, arthropods, and molluscs of northern Dogon country . 2021-02-23 . 2021-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210307232421/https://dogonlanguages.org/sources/insectarthropodmolluscnotesmalijh . dead .

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