Effect of density of pheromone sources, pheromone dosage and population pressure on mating of pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 339-345

  Kehat, M ^a   Anshelevich, L ^a   Gordon, D ^a   Harel, M ^a   Zilberg, L ^b   Dunkelblum, E ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Eden Experimental Station   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATING SUCCESS; PHEROMONE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION PRESSURE;

ISRAEL;

GELECHIIDAE; HELICOVERPA ZEA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; PECTINOPHORA GOSSYPIELLA;

EID: 0032855154     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007485399000474     Document Type: Article

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