A review of the introduction and establishment of cotesia flavipes cameron in east africa for biological control of cereal stemborers

Insect Science and its Application

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-88

  Overholt, W A ^a   Ngi Song, A J ^a   Omwega, C O ^a   Kimani Njogu, S W ^a   Mbapila, J ^a   Sallam, M N ^a   Ofomata, V ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Biological control; Chilo partellus; Cotesia flavipes; Stemborers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845302093     PISSN: 01919040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1742758400022190     Document Type: Article

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