Life table study of Sitotroga cerealella (Lepidoptera: Gelichiidae), a strain from West Africa

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1484-1490

  Hansen, Lise Stengård ^a   Skovgård, Henrik ^a   Hell, Kerstin ^a,b  

^a Danish Pest Infestation Laboratory   (Denmark)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Benin)

Author keywords

Angoumois grain moth; Intrinsic rate of natural increase; Life tables; Maize; Sitotroga cerealella

Indexed keywords

LEPIDOPTERA; SITOTROGA CEREALELLA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 4444295113     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/97.4.1484     Document Type: Article

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