Pheromone trapping of the sugarcane weevil borer, Rhabdoscelus obscurus (Boisduval) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): An evaluation of trap design and placement in the field

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 217-223

  Sallam, Mohamed N ^a   Peck, Darren R ^b   McAvoy, Catherine A ^c   Donald, David A ^a  

^a BSES LIMITED   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Australian Government Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pheromone trapping; Queensland; Rhabdoscelus obscurus; Sugarcane; Weevil borer

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; RHABDOSCELUS OBSCURUS;

EID: 34347269226     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: 14406055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2007.00602.x     Document Type: Article

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