Fecundity and egg distribution of the herbivore Spodoptera pectinicornis as influenced by quality of the floating aquatic plant Pistia stratiotes

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 295-304

  Wheeler, G S ^a   Van, T K ^a   Center, T D ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control of weeds; Fecundity; Host plant quality; Nitrogen; Oviposition; Pistia stratiotes; Spodoptera pectinicornis; Trichomes

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; EGG DISTRIBUTION; FECUNDITY; FERTILIZER; HOST QUALITY; OVIPOSITION;

LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; PISTIA STRATIOTES; RISTIA STRATIOTES; SPODOPTERA PECTINICORNIS;

EID: 0031897721     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.1998.00292.x     Document Type: Article

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