Larger grain borer in Africa; a history of efforts to limit its impact

Integrated Pest Management Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 67-84

  Farrell, G ^a   Schulten, G G M ^b  

^a Sittingbourne Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cassava; Integrated pest management; Maize; Post harvest; Prostephanus truncatus

Indexed keywords

CASSAVA; CONTROL SYSTEM; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MAIZE; PEST CONTROL;

AFRICA;

BOSTRICHIDAE; COLEOPTERA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; PROSTEPHANUS TRUNCATUS; TERETRIUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0344303561     PISSN: 13535226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026345131876     Document Type: Review

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