Impact of trap design, windbreaks, and weather on captures of European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in pheromone-baited traps

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2002-2009

  Reardon, Brendon J ^a   Sumerford, Douglas V ^a   Sappington, Thomas W ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn; Ostrinia nubilalis; Pheromone traps; Weather; Windbreaks

Indexed keywords

CRAMBIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34248683944     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/99.6.2002     Document Type: Article

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