Pheromone production in corn earworm: Effect of temperature and humidity

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 115-120

  Raina, Ashok K ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELICOVERPA; HELICOVERPA ZEA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038037575     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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