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Keywords: stalk-eyed borer Diopsis longicornis, Diopsis apicalis, D. collaris, D. longiconris, white rice borer Maliarpha separatella, striped stem borer Chilo zacconius, Chilo diffusilineus, pink stem borer Sesamia calamistis, Scirpophaga melanoclista, Scirpophaga subumbrosa, alternate host plants, distribution, biology, ecology, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo