Effects of burial and soil condition on postharvest mortality of boll weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in fallen cotton fruit

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 409-413

  Greenberg, S M ^a   Showler, A T ^a   Sappington, T W ^a,b   Bradford, J M ^a,c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthonomus grandis grandis; Boll weevil; Cotton; Overwintering; Tillage

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANTHONOMUS; ANTHONOMUS GRANDIS; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; GOSSYPIUM; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 2342635194     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/97.2.409     Document Type: Article

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