Seasonal development of wheat midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana (Géhin) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), in Saskatchewan, Canada

Crop Protection

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 951-958

  Doane, J F ^a   Olfert, O ^a  

^a SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Degree days; Insect pest; Life history; Triticum species; Wheat midge

Indexed keywords

EGG PARASITOID; FIELDWORK; GALL INSECT; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; LIFE HISTORY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUPA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL TEST; SYNCHRONY; TILLERING; WHEAT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

CECIDOMYIIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; MACROGLENES PENETRANS; PTEROMALIDAE; SITODIPLOSIS MOSELLANA; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 39549094029     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2007.11.016     Document Type: Article

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