Assessing the potential threat of Chilo sacchariphagus (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) as a pest in South Africa and Swaziland: realistic scenarios based on climatic indices

African Entomology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 86-90

  Bezuidenhout, C N ^a   Goebel, R ^b   Hull, P J ^a   Schulze, R E ^a   Maharaj, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Research Unit Agroecology and Sustainable intensification of Annual Crops   (France)

Author keywords

Chilo sacchariphagus; Climate index; Maintenance; Mating; Mortality; South Africa; Swaziland

Indexed keywords

CHILO SACCHARIPHAGUS; CRAMBIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 44349145048     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4001/1021-3589-16.1.86     Document Type: Article

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