Ecology and management of the Senegalese grasshopper Oedaleus senegalensis (Krauss 1877) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in West Africa: Review and prospects

Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-288

  Maiga, Idrissa Halidou ^a   Lecoq, Michel ^b   Kooyman, Christiaan ^c  

^a Dir de la Protect des Vegetaux   (Niger)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c IITA Biological Control Centre for Africa   (Benin)

Author keywords

Ecology; Migration; Pest management; Senegalese grasshopper; West Africa

Indexed keywords

ACRIDIDAE; OEDALEUS SENEGALENSIS; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 59149100468     PISSN: 00379271     EISSN: 21686351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00379271.2008.10697563     Document Type: Article

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