Feeding deterrents from Momordica charantia leaves to cucurbitaceous feeding beetle species

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 143-149

  Abe, Makoto ^a   Matsuda, Kazuhiro ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aulacophora femoralis; Aulacophora nigripennis; Epilachna admirabilis; Epilachna boisduvali; Momordica charantia

Indexed keywords

AULACOPHORA; AULACOPHORA NIGRIPENNIS; COLEOPTERA; EPILACHNA ADMIRABILIS; EPILACHNA BOISDUVALI; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA;

EID: 0034134541     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2000.143     Document Type: Article

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