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The Addition of Sterols and Cryoprotectants to Optimize a Diet Developed for Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Using the Carcass Milling Technique by Ngomane, Nomalizo C, Terblanche, John S, Conlong, Des E

“…Various combinations and concentrations of cholesterol (C) and stigmasterol (S) were added into a base diet developed for Eldana saccharina. Survival of…”
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Formulation of Artificial Diets for Mass-Rearing Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Using the Carcass Milling Technique by Ngomane, Nomalizo C, Pieterse, Elsje, Woods, Michael J, Conlong, Des E

“…The carcass milling technique (CMT) formulates specific diets from nutrient analyses of species to be reared and their natural host plants. The first of four…”
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Host plant-related variation in thermal tolerance of Eldana saccharina by Kleynhans, Elsje, Conlong, Des E., Terblanche, John S.

“…Understanding tolerance of thermal extremes by pest insects is essential for developing integrated management strategies, as tolerance traits can provide…”
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Macrophytes promote aquatic insect conservation in artificial ponds by Briggs, Andrew, Pryke, James S., Samways, Michael J., Conlong, Des E.

“…Farmland ponds promote regional aquatic biodiversity; however, optimally managing these ponds requires knowledge on how the biodiversity differs between ponds…”
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Effect of mass rearing and gamma irradiation on the mating behaviour of Eldana saccharina by Mudavanhu, Pride, Addison, Pia, Conlong, Des E.

“…At low doses of radiation, F1 sterility of the sugarcane stalk borer, Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), can be attained. This bodes well for…”
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Impact of mass rearing and gamma irradiation on thermal tolerance of Eldana saccharina by Mudavanhu, Pride, Addison, Pia, Conlong, Des E.

“…Mating ability, survival, and fitness of mass‐produced sterile insects when released into the wild, are critical to the success of the sterile insect technique…”
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Complementarity among dragonflies across a pondscape in a rural landscape mosaic by Briggs, Andrew J., Pryke, James S., Samways, Michael J., Conlong, Des E., Hassall, Christopher, Sahlen, Göran

“…Networks of ponds (pondscapes) are becoming increasingly significant for resilient landscape planning in rural areas. Farmland and forestry ponds are habitat…”
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General biology of Eldana saccharina (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae): A Target for the Sterile Insect Technique by Walton, Angela J, Conlong, Des E

“…Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Gallerinae) occurs on many graminaceous crops and several wild grasses and sedges throughout Africa. It has…”
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Mating Compatibility and Competitiveness between Wild and Laboratory Strains of Eldana saccharina (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) after Radiation Treatment by Mudavanhu, Pride, Addison, Pia, Carpenter, James E, Conlong, Des E

“…The efficacy of the sterile insect technique (SIT) applied as part of area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) depends on efficient transfer of sperm…”
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Radiation Biology of Eldana saccharina (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by Walton, Angela J, Conlong, Des E

“…Laboratory-reared male and female Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Gallerinae)—a major pest of sugarcane (Saccharum spp.; Poales: Poaceae) in…”
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Direct and indirect effects of development temperature on adult water balance traits of Eldana saccharina (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by Kleynhans, Elsje, Conlong, Des E., Terblanche, John S.

“…[Display omitted] •Effects of rearing temperature on water balance traits were examined in stalk borer moths.•Water loss rates and body water content are…”
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Simulation Modelling as a Decision Support in Developing a Sterile Insect-Inherited Sterility Release Strategy for Eldana saccharina (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by Potgieter, Linke, Vuuren, Jan H. Van, Conlong, Des E

“…A user-friendly simulation tool for determining the impact of the sterile insect technique/inherited sterility technique (SIT/IS) on populations of the African…”
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Stable Isotope Markers Differentiate between Mass-Reared and Wild Lepidoptera in Sterile Insect Technique Programs by Hood-Nowotny, Rebecca, Harari, Ally, Seth, Rakesh K, Wee, Suk Ling, Conlong, Des E, Suckling, David M, Woods, Bill, Lebdi-Grissa, Kaouthar, Simmons, Gregory, Carpenter, James E

“…In this study we identified a number of moth (Lepidoptera) species that are potential targets for the sterile insect technique (SIT), and we assessed the…”
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Diversity and distribution of lepidopteran stemborer species and their host plants in Botswana by Moeng, Eva, Mutamiswa, Reyard, Conlong, Des E., Assefa, Yoseph, Le Ru, Bruno P., Goftishu, Muluken, Nyamukondiwa, Casper

“…Lepidopteran stemborers are amongst the most important insect pests of maize, sorghum and sugarcane in sub-Saharan Africa. With the exception of Chilo…”
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Phylogeography of Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by Assefa, Yoseph, Mitchell, Andrew, Conlong, Des E.

“…The pyralid moth Eldana saccharina Walker is an indigenous insect widely distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Studies have shown that populations from…”
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Trichogramma bournieri Pintureau & Babault (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) and Chilo sacchariphagus Bojer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in sugarcane in Mozambique: A new association by Conlong, Des E., Goebel, François Régis

“…Chilo sacchariphagus Bojer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), a sugarcane stalk borer indigenous to South East Asia, and the nearby Indonesian Islands, was identified…”
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Determining the efficacy of push-pull for management of Eldana saccharina (Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in sugarcane through on-farm field trials by Mulcahy, Megan M., Conlong, Des E., Hill, Martin P.

“…An area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) programme was developed to improve management of Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), a major…”
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Effect of mass rearing and gamma irradiation on the mating behaviour of E ldana saccharina by Mudavanhu, Pride, Addison, Pia, Conlong, Des E.

“…At low doses of radiation, F 1 sterility of the sugarcane stalk borer, E ldana saccharina W alker ( L epidoptera: P yralidae), can be attained. This bodes well…”
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Virulence and survival of native entomopathogenic nematodes for the management of white grubs in South Africa by Abate, Birhan A., Slippers, Bernard, Wingfield, Michael J., Conlong, Des E., Burger, Divan A., Hurley, Brett P.

“…•EPN survival at room temperature was investigated in three different media.•EPN survival was highest in a gel medium and lowest in soil.•Virulence of native…”
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Impact of mass rearing and gamma irradiation on thermal tolerance of E ldana saccharina by Mudavanhu, Pride, Addison, Pia, Conlong, Des E.

“…Mating ability, survival, and fitness of mass‐produced sterile insects when released into the wild, are critical to the success of the sterile insect technique…”
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