Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae), its parasitization and potential as a biological control agent of Field or Lesser Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis L.)

Entomologist's Gazette

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 233-241

  Tóth, Peter ^a   Tóthová, Monika ^a   Cagáň, L'Udovít ^a  

^a SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN NITRA   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVOLVULUS; CONVOLVULUS ARVENSIS; LEPIDOPTERA; PTEROPHORIDAE;

EID: 0242424241     PISSN: 00138894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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