Temperature and Diet Effect on Black Cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Larval Development

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 267-273

  Santos, Luisa ^a   Shields, Elson J ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Agrutis ipsilon; Artificial diet; Corn; Larval development

Indexed keywords

AGROTIS IPSILON; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0006610096     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/91.1.267     Document Type: Article

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