Oviposition and feeding preference of Acrolepiopsis assectella Zell. (Lep., Acrolepiidae)

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 131, Issue 9-10, 2007, Pages 690-697

  Allison, J ^a   Jenner, W ^a   Cappuccino, N ^a   Mason, P G ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acrolepiidae; Feeding; Host plant preference; Oviposition

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INVASIVE SPECIES; MOTH; OVIPOSITION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ACROLEPIOPSIS ASSECTELLA; ALLIACEAE; ALLIUM; ALLIUM AMPELOPRASUM; ALLIUM PORRUM; ALLIUM SATIVUM; ASPARAGALES; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLIDAE;

EID: 36348965994     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2007.01170.x     Document Type: Article

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