Developing habitat management systems for gramineous stemborers in south africa

Insect Science and its Application

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 381-388

  Van Den Berg, J ^a   Rebe, M ^a   De Bruyn, J ^b   Van Hamburg, H ^b  

^a ARC GRAIN CROPS INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Busseolnfiiscn; Chilo parlelhis; Habitat management; Napier grass; South africa; Stemborers; Trap plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 1042282353     PISSN: 01919040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742758400008493     Document Type: Article

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