Orientation of sorghum midge, Stenodiplosis sorghicola, females (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) to color and host-odor stimuli

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 237-248

  Sharma, H C ^a,b   Franzmann, B A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

Attraction; Color stimuli; Host odor; Plant resistance; Sorghum bicolor; Sorghum midge; Stenodiplosis sorghicola

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038844024     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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