Effects of varying weed communities in corn on European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), oviposition, and egg mass predation

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 320-327

  Wilson, A P ^a   Hough Goldstein, J A ^a   Vangessel, M J ^a   Pesek, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

European corn borer; Natural enemies; Ostrinia nubilalis; Vegetative diversity; Weeds

Indexed keywords

CROP PEST; EGG PREDATION; HERBICIDE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; NATURAL ENEMY; OVIPOSITION; WEED CONTROL;

ANIMALIA; CRAMBIDAE; CRAMBINAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 1942473175     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-33.2.320     Document Type: Article

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