Outbreaks of the migratory locust Locusta migratoria (Orthoptera: Acrididae) and control in China

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 257-263

  Tanaka, Seiji ^a   Zhu, Dao Hong ^b  

^a Ind Administrative Institution   (Japan)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY OF FORESTRY AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Gregarization; Locust control; Locusta migratoria; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

ACRIDIDAE; ARTHROPODA; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 25444484427     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2005.257     Document Type: Article

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