The effect of food plants on the growth rate, fecundity and survivability of grasshopper Hieroglyphus nigrorepletus I. Bolivar (orthoperta: Acrididae) a major paddy pest in Pakistan

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1282-1286

  Sultana, Riffat ^a   Wagan, Muhammad Saeed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SINDH   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acrididae; Fecundity; Hieroglyphus nigorepletus; Host plant; Life history statistics; Major pest; Survivability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PEST; EGG PRODUCTION; FERTILITY; GRASSHOPPER; GROWTH RATE; HOST; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY; LONGEVITY; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; NYMPH; PLAGUE; RICE; SUGARCANE; SURVIVAL;

ACRIDIDAE; DESMOSTACHYA BIPINNATA; HIEROGLYPHUS; ORYZA SATIVA; SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 36048984360     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2007.1282.1286     Document Type: Article

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