Coniesta ignefusalis

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| genus = Coniesta

| species = ignefusalis

| display_parents = 3

| authority = (Hampson, 1919)

| synonyms =

Diatraea ignefusalis Hampson, 1919
Chilo pyrocaustalis Hampson, 1919

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Coniesta ignefusalis, the pearl millet stem-borer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919.{{cite web |last=Nuss |first=M. |display-authors=etal |date=2003–2014 |url=http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx |title=GlobIZ search |website=Global Information System on Pyraloidea |accessdate=July 15, 2014}}

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.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.{{cite web |last1=De Prins |first1=J. |last2=De Prins |first2=W. |name-list-style=amp |date=2018 |url=http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/CONIIGNE |title=Coniesta ignefusalis (Hampson, 1919) |website=Afromoths |accessdate=October 22, 2018}}

Crop pest

As a major grain crop pest in the Sahel,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.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. the larvae attack pearl millet, sorghum, and maize. It is the main pearl millet pest in Senegal.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 It also affects pearl millet crops in northern Mali.{{cite web |last=Heath |first=Jeffrey |author-link=Jeffrey Heath |title=Guide to insects, arthropods, and molluscs of northern Dogon country |url=https://dogonlanguages.org/sources/insectarthropodmolluscnotesmalijh |access-date=2021-02-23 |archive-date=2021-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307232421/https://dogonlanguages.org/sources/insectarthropodmolluscnotesmalijh |url-status=dead }}

References

Category:Haimbachiini

Category:Moths described in 1919

Category:Insect pests of millets