Insect fauna associated with sugarcane plantations in Sri Lanka

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 359-368

  Kumarasinghe, N C ^a  

^a Sugarcane Research Institute   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Insect diversity; Natural enemies; Sugarcane

Indexed keywords

INSECT; NATURAL ENEMY; PEST SPECIES; PLANTATION; SUGAR CANE;

BIODIVERSITY; COLEOPTERA; FAUNA; INSECT; INSECT CONTROL; LEPIDOPTERA; NATURAL ENEMY; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPTERA; PEST CONTROL; PLANTATION; REVIEW; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SRI LANKA; SUGARCANE;

SRI LANKA;

ANIMALIA; ARCHAEORRHYNCHA; ARUNDINARIA; COLEOPTERA; DICTYOPTERA; DIPTERA; EPIRICANIA MELANOLEUCA; HEMIPTERA; HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; HOMOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; MELANOLEUCA; ORTHOPTERA; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; THYSANOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0141736972     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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