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Termination of diapause in the maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lep., Noctuidae), in Awassa, southern Ethiopia

The termination of diapause in larvae of the maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller), in southern Ethiopia was studied under field and laboratory conditions. The laboratory investigation has shown the diapause maintenance and post‐diapause periods for the larvae during the dry season. B. fusca larvae did not require water from an external source to complete diapause development in the laboratory. Water application appeared to play an important role in promoting pupation of the insect during the post‐diapause dormancy. Both delay of wetting larvae during the post‐diapause and access to water early in the diapause maintenance period were shown to have a deleterious effect on the larvae.