Mating disruption of beet armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in vegetables by a synthetic pheromone

Crop Protection

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 327-334

  Kerns, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mating disruption; Spodoptera exigua; Synthetic pheromone

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; PEST SPECIES; PHEROMONE; VEGETABLE;

LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA;

EID: 0034040071     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(00)00025-9     Document Type: Article

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