The emergence and mating rhythms of the legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Pan-Pacific Entomologist

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 226-234

  Lu, Peng Fei ^a   Qiao, Hai Li ^b   Wang, Xiao Ping ^a   Wang, Xi Qiao ^c   Lei, Chao Liang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Wuhan Service Station for Vegetable Crops   (China)

Author keywords

Circadian; Emergence; Maruca vitrata; Mating; Rhythms

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; MARUCA VITRATA; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 35448936000     PISSN: 00310603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3956/0031-0603-83.3.226     Document Type: Article

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