Incidence and distribution in sorghum of the spotted stem borer Chilo partellus and associated natural enemies in farmers' fields in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra states

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-7

  Duale, A H ^a   Nwanze, K F ^a  

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

Author keywords

Andhra Pradesh; Chilo Partellus; Intercropping; Maharashtra; Parasitoids; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

CROP PEST; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; PARASITOID; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

INDIA;

BRACONIDAE; CHILO PARTELLUS; COTESIA FLAVIPES; COTESIA RUFICRUS; DIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; ICHNEUMONIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; PYRALIDAE; STURMIOPSIS INFERENS; TACHINIDAE; XANTHOPIMPLA STEMMATOR;

EID: 0032807994     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096708799227978     Document Type: Article

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