Integrating biological and chemical controls in decision making: European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) control in sweet corn as an example

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1538-1549

  Musser, Fred R ^a   Nyrop, Jan P ^b   Shelton, Anthony M ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Biological control; Insecticides; IPM; Model

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CRAMBIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; TRICHOGRAMMA OSTRINIAE; TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33845251347     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/99.5.1538     Document Type: Article

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