The sweetpotato butterfly (acraea acerata hew., nymphalidae): A review

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 275-278

  Smit, Nicole E J M ^a   Lugojja, Fred ^b   Ogenga Latigo, Morris W ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Kenya)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Acraea acerata; East africa; Sweetpotato; Sweetpotato butterfly

Indexed keywords

PEST CONTROL; SWEETPOTATO; SWEETPOTATO BUFFERFLY;

AFRICA, (EAST);

ACRAEA ACERATA; CONVOLVULACEAE; IPOMOEA BATATAS; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE;

EID: 0031448476     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096708797228564     Document Type: Article

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