Oviposition Preferences of the Polyphagous Moth Choristoneura parallela (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae): Effects of Plant Species, Leaf Size, and Experimental Design

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 102-109

  Stuart, Robin J ^a   Polavarapu, Sridhar ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Choristoneura parallela; Oviposition preference; Polyphagy; Vaccinium macrocarpon

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000637332     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/27.1.102     Document Type: Article

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