Statistical model of crop losses caused by maize stem borers (lepidoptera: Noctuidae, pyralidae) in côte d'Ivoire

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 227-236

  Moyal, Pascal ^a  

^a Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement Abidjan   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Crop loss; Maize borers; Statistical model; West Africa

Indexed keywords

BUSSEOLA FUSCA; ELDANA SACCHARINA; LEPIDOPTERA; MAIZE STREAK VIRUS; NOCTUIDAE; PYRALIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030497731     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/25.2.227     Document Type: Article

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