Seasonal occurrence, parasitoids and pathogens of the African stem borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), on cereal crops in South Africa

African Entomology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-14

  Kfir, Rami ^a  

^a PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Busseola fusca; Maize; Parasitoid; Sorghum; Stem borer

Indexed keywords

BUSSEOLA FUSCA; COTESIA SESAMIAE;

EID: 0033873735     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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