Evaluation of commercial pheromone lures and comparative blacklight trap catches for monitoring Z-strain European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-94

  Bartels, David W ^a,b   Hutchison, William D ^a   Bach, David J ^a,c   Rabaey, Thomas L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c Green Giant   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacklight trap; European corn borer; Hartstack trap; Integrated pest management; Ostrinia nubilalis; Pheromone lure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039602526     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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