Sugarcane borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) damage to maize at four plant growth stages

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1991, Pages 1019-1023

  Maredia, K M ^a,b   Mihm, J A ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage; Diatraea saccharalis; Insecta; Maize

Indexed keywords

DIATRAEA SACCHARALIS; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PYRALIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 12344269740     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: 19382936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/20.4.1019     Document Type: Article

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