Population dynamics and natural mortality factors of the Oriental armyworm, Mythimna separata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in South-Central India

Crop Protection

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 721-732

  Sharma, H C ^a   Sullivan, Daniel J ^b   Bhatnagar, V S ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Cotesia ruficrus; Mythimna separata; Oriental armyworm; Parasitism; Pearl millet; Population dynamics; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

MORTALITY; NATURAL ENEMY; PEST SPECIES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT;

INDIA;

CARCELIA; CHLORIDEAE; COTESIA; COTESIA RUFICRUS; CYPOVIRUS; DIPTERA; ENICOSPILUS; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; MERMITHIDA; MYTHIMNA SEPARATA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; NOCTUIDAE; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; SEPARATA; UNIDENTIFIED NUCLEAR POLYHEDROSIS VIRUSES;

EID: 0036837834     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(02)00029-7     Document Type: Article

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