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Spotted Stem Borer

Chilo partellus

Not Evaluated

About

A straw-colored moth whose larvae bore into stems of maize and sorghum in Africa and Asia. It can cause total crop failure in heavily infested fields.

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Did You Know?

The push-pull pest management system, using Desmodium and Napier grass, was developed primarily to combat this borer.