Origin of the diamondback moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 164-167

  Kfir, Rami ^a  

^a PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological control; Parasitoid; Plutella xylostella; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BRASSICACEAE; DIADROMUS COLLARIS; HYMENOPTERA; ICHNEUMONIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP PEST; EVOLUTION; PARASITOID;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031871610     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/91.2.164     Document Type: Review

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