Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): Larval Location, Mortality, and Leaf Area Consumption on Bacillus thuringiensis-Treated Cotton

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1439-1443

  Jyoti, J L ^a   Young, S Y ^a   Johnson, D T ^a   Mcnew, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bollworm; Cotton

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001631223     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/25.6.1438     Document Type: Article

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