Relative potency of selected nuclear polyhedrosis viruses against five species of lepidoptera

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 187-196

  Farrar Jr , Robert R ^a   Ridgway, Richard L ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b BioManage Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Helicoverpa zea; Heliothis virescens; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae; Nuclear polyhedrosis virus; Plutella xylostella; Plutellidae; Potency; Spodoptera exigua; Spodoptera frugiperda

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000753729     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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