Relative abundance of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on different host crops in India and the role of these crops as natural refuge for Bacillus thuringiensis cotton

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-69

  Ravi, K C ^a   Mohan, K S ^a   Manjunath, T M ^a   Head, G ^a,b   Patil, B V ^a,c   Angeline Greba, D P ^a,d   Premalatha, K ^a,d   Peter, J ^a,e   Rao, N G V ^a,f  

^a Monsanto Research Centre   (India)

^b MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

^d TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^e Nagarjuna Agric R and D Institute   (India)

^f Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth   (India)

Author keywords

Alternative hosts; Cotton bollworm; Insect resistance management; Smallholders

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CROP PEST; REFUGE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

ABELMOSCHUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAJANUS CAJAN; CICER ARIETINUM; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELIANTHUS; HELICOVERPA; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HELICOVERPA ZEA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NOCTUIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 13544265430     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-34.1.59     Document Type: Article

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