Suppression of Helicoverpa spp. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Oviposition by Use of the Natural Enemy Food Supplement Envirofeast®

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 323-329

  Mensah, R K ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

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EID: 0006123162     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1996.tb01412.x     Document Type: Article

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