Bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner), Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) occurrences in Bt- and non-Bt-cotton fields, Marble Hall, Mpumalanga, South Africa

African Entomology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 107-115

  Mellet, M A ^a   Schoeman, A S ^a   Broodryk, S W ^b   Hofs, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b DANCED   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bt cotton; Egg parasitism; Helicoverpa armigera; Oviposition

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELICOVERPA; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HELICOVERPA ZEA; HELIOTHIS; HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; TELENOMUS;

EID: 2942621881     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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