Abundance of boll worm, flower beetle, predators and field colonization by Rhynocoris kumarii (Het., Reduviidae) following mulching and shelter provisioning in cotton

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 127, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 383-388

  Claver, M Anto ^a,c   Kalyanasundaram, M ^b   David, P M M ^b   Ambrose, D P ^a  

^a ST XAVIER S COLLEGE AUTONOMOUS   (India)

^b TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c MADRAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Helicoverpa armigera; Mulching; Mylabris pustulata; Rhynocoris kumarii; Shelter provisioning

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; COLONIZATION; COTTON; CROP YIELD; MULCHING; PREDATOR; SHELTER;

INDIA;

ARTHROPODA; CETONIINAE; COLEOPTERA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MYLABRIS; MYLABRIS PUSTULATA; REDUVIIDAE; RHYNOCORIS; RHYNOCORIS KUMARII;

EID: 0141569748     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0418.2003.00763.x     Document Type: Article

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