Diamondback moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) in cabbage: Influence of initial immigration sites on population distribution, density and larval parasitism

Journal of Entomological Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 56-71

  Hu, G Y ^a,b   Mitchell, E R ^a   Okine, J S ^a,b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

cabbage; Conura side; Diadegma insulare; diamondback moth; Plutella xylostella

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CONURA SIDE; DIADEGMA; DIADEGMA INSULARE; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE;

EID: 0030972409     PISSN: 07498004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18474/0749-8004-32.1.56     Document Type: Article

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