The potential use of pheromones for the management of the millet stemborer, contesta ignefusalis (hampson)

Insect Science and its Application

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 169-173

  Youm, Ousmane ^a   Beevor, Peter S ^b   Hall, David R ^c   McVeigh, Lawrence J ^a  

^a Sahelian Centre   (Niger)

^b Skewbridge Close   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coiesffligwewsfls; Integrated pestmanagement; Milletstemborer; Pennisefm glauciim; Pheromone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344386359     PISSN: 01919040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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