Activity of fruit-piercing moths, Eudocima spp. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in north Queensland crops: Some effects of fruit type, locality and season

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 16-22

  Fay, H A C ^a   Halfpapp, K H ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fruit piercing moths; Seasonality; Tropical Australia

Indexed keywords

AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA; COCALUS; EUDOCIMA; LEPIDOPTERA; LITCHI CHINENSIS; NOCTUIDAE;

EID: 0038849911     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6055.1999.00072.x     Document Type: Article

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