Effect of low temperature storage on survival and reproduction of Indianmeal moth (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Crop Protection

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 519-523

  Johnson, J A ^a   Valero, K A ^a   Hannel, M M ^a  

^a Hort Crops Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Low temperature; Plodia interpunctella; Postharvest

Indexed keywords

LEPIDOPTERA; PLODIA INTERPUNCTELLA; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 0030856076     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(97)00037-9     Document Type: Article

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