Diapause termination in the millet stem borer, Coniesta ignefusalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Ghana as affected by photoperiod and moisture

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 89-95

  Tanzubil, P B ^a,b   McCaffery, A R ^a   Mensah, G W K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Savanna Agricultural Research Institute   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAPAUSE; MOISTURE; PHOTOPERIOD; PUPATION; STEM BORER;

GHANA;

ANIMALIA; CONIESTA; CONIESTA IGNEFUSALIS; LEPIDOPTERA; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 0034074292     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007485300000754     Document Type: Article

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