Heliothis virescens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): influence of sterile backcross releases on suppression

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 433-444

  Laster, M L ^a   Hardee, D D ^a   Schneider, J C ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030431066     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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