About the Authors

Pascal Campagne

campagne@aesop.rutgers.edu

Affiliations Unité de Recherche IRD 072, CNRS UPR9034, Laboratoire Evolution, Génome et Spéciation, Gif-sur-yvette, France, Université Paris-Sud 11, Orsay, France, Noctuid Stem Borers Biodiversity in Africa Project, Environmental Health Division, icipe (International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America

Marlene Kruger

Affiliation Unit of Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa

Rémy Pasquet

Affiliations Unité de Recherche IRD 072, CNRS UPR9034, Laboratoire Evolution, Génome et Spéciation, Gif-sur-yvette, France, Université Paris-Sud 11, Orsay, France, Noctuid Stem Borers Biodiversity in Africa Project, Environmental Health Division, icipe (International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya

Bruno Le Ru

Affiliations Unité de Recherche IRD 072, CNRS UPR9034, Laboratoire Evolution, Génome et Spéciation, Gif-sur-yvette, France, Université Paris-Sud 11, Orsay, France, Noctuid Stem Borers Biodiversity in Africa Project, Environmental Health Division, icipe (International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya

Johnnie Van den Berg

Affiliation Unit of Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PC RP BL JVB. Performed the experiments: MK JVB. Analyzed the data: PC RP BL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PC. Wrote the manuscript: PC RP BL JVB.