Effect of rearing temperature on the fecundity and development of Euzopherodes vapidella Mann (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), a pest of stored yam

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 253-261

  Ashamo, M O ^a   Odeyemi, O O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Body length; Developmental threshold; Developmental time; Dioscorea alata; Euzopherodes vapidella; Fecundity; Temperature; Wing span

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035117812     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-474X(00)00026-6     Document Type: Article

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