Production and field evaluation of a granulosis virus for control of Sesamia cretica Led. (Lep., Noctuidae) in maize fields in Egypt

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 293-296

  Fediere G ^a,b   El Sheikh, M A K ^a,c   Semeada, A M ^a,c   El Hefny, A ^a   Masri, M ^a,c   El Sherif, S ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^c ORSTOM   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOPESTICIDE; CORN BORER; GRANULOSIS VIRUS; MAIZE;

EGYPT; KAFR EL-SHEIKH GOVERNORATE;

CHILO; CHILO AGAMEMNON; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; POACEAE; PYRALIDAE; SESAMIA CRETICA; UNIDENTIFIED GRANULOVIRUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 1842330862     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.1997.tb01408.x     Document Type: Article

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