Improved artificial diet for mass rearing of the tobacco caterpillar, Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-58

  Gupta, G P ^a   Rani, S ^a   Birah, A ^a   Raghuraman, M ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Artificial diet; Castor leaf; Mass rearing; Spodoptera litura

Indexed keywords

CICER ARIETINUM; CYPOVIRUS; LEPIDOPTERA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; NOCTUIDAE; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; SPODOPTERA LITURA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 29244485115     PISSN: 17427584     EISSN: 17427592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IJT200551     Document Type: Article

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