Predation on fall armyworm (lepidoptera: noctuidae) in sweet sorghum

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-155

  Fuller, B W ^a   Reagan, T E ^a,b   Flynn, J L ^a,c   Boetel, M A ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Thermotrilogy Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

Formicidae; Lepidoptera; Predation; Solenopsis invicta; Spodoptera frugiperda

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012292733     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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