Susceptibility of red spring wheat, Triticum aestivum L. cv. Katepwa, during heading and anthesis to damage by wheat midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana (Gehin) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 367-375

  Elliott, R H ^a   Mann, L W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SITODIPLOSIS MOSELLANA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; CECIDOMYIIDAE; DIPTERA; POACEAE;

OVIPOSITION; PEST DAMAGE; WHEAT; WHEAT MIDGE;

EID: 0029660103     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/Ent128367-3     Document Type: Article

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