Effect of natural enemies on the cotton bollworm, heliothis armigera hübner (lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in western tanzania

Tropical Pest Management

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1990, Pages 50-58

  Nyambo, Brigitte T ^a,b  

^a Agricultural Research Institute Ukiriguru   (Tanzania)

^b ICIPE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Heliothis armigera; Natural enemies; Western Tanzania

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BOLLWORM; COTTON BOLLWORM; LEPIDOPTERA; MAIZE; NUCLEAR POLYHEDROSIS VIRUS; PEST CONTROL;

TANZANIA;

CLEOME; HELIOTHIS ARMIGERA; NOCTUIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0025595873     PISSN: 01436147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670879009371432     Document Type: Article

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