Role of moth scales remain on the top of egg masses of Spodoptera littoralis and its interference with the performance of the natural bio-product spinosad

Journal of Entomology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 102-107

  Temerak, S A ^a  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Eggmasses; Scales; Spinosad; Spodoptera littorallis

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS;

EID: 33746084035     PISSN: 18125670     EISSN: 18125689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/je.2006.102.107     Document Type: Article

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