A simple head cage technique for monitoring sorghum midge (diptera: Cecidomyiidae)

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-38

  Kausalya, K G ^a   Nwanze, K F ^b   Reddy, Y V R ^b   Nwilene, F E ^b  

^a ACHARYA N G RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

Author keywords

C ecidomyiidae; Head cage; Population monitoring; Sorghum; Stenodiplosis sorghicola

Indexed keywords

HEAD CAGE; MONITORING; SORGHUM MIDGE;

CECIDOMYIIDAE; DIPTERA; STENODIPLOSIS SORGHICOLA;

EID: 0031474170     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096708797228951     Document Type: Article

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