Is the common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) a primary host plant of the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Lep., Noctuidae)? Oviposition and larval performance

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 99-105

  Gu, Hainan ^a,b   Walter, Gimme H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP PEST; HOST; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LARVA; OVIPOSITION; POPULATION ECOLOGY;

HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; SONCHUS OLERACEUS;

EID: 0033026982     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0418.1999.00321.x     Document Type: Article

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