Sudden occurrence of the common cutworm, Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in southern Japan during the typhoon season

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 419-427

  Murata, Mika ^a   Etoh, Tomoki ^a,b   Itoyama, Kyo ^a   Tojo, Sumio ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Saga Prefectural Fruit Tree Experiment Station   (Japan)

Author keywords

Migration; Pheromone trap; Spodoptera litura; Typhoon

Indexed keywords

LEPIDOPTERA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; NOCTUIDAE; SPODOPTERA LITURA;

EID: 0032261789     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.33.419     Document Type: Article

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