Attraction of tobacco budworm moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to jaggery, a palm sugar extract

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 402-407

  Landolt, P J ^a,b   Mitchell, E R ^a,c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Yakima Agric Research Laboratory   (United States)

^c Center for Medical   (United States)

Author keywords

Attractant; Behavior; Feeding; Heliothis virescens; Sugar; Trap

Indexed keywords

HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; LEPIDOPTERA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; NOCTUIDAE;

EID: 0030874514     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3495773     Document Type: Article

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