Distribution and abundance, in maize and sorghum, of lepidopteran stemborers and associated indigenous parasitoids in zanzibar

Insect Science and its Application

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 335-346

  Nlyibigira, E I ^a,b   Abdallah, Z S ^c   Overholt, W A ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Plant Protection Division   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Biological control; Chilo orichalcociliellns; Chilo partellus; Cotesia sesamiag; Hyperparasitism; Indigenous parasitoids; Maize; Sesamia calamistis; Sorghum; Stemborer; Zanzibar

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944366420     PISSN: 01919040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742758400008432     Document Type: Article

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