Recognition and duration of the larval instars of banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in Uganda

African Entomology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-62

  Gold, C S ^a   Nemeye, P S ^a   Coe, R ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Uganda)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Banana weevil; Cosmopolites sordidus; Developmental polymorphism; Dyar's rule; Growth ratio; Head capsule; Instar duration; Instar recognition

Indexed keywords

COSMOPOLITES SORDIDUS;

EID: 0032753441     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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