Variations in the occurrence patterns of male moths of the common cutworm, Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) among Southeastern Asian countries, as detected by sex pheromone trapping

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 569-576

  Tojo, Sumio ^a   Mishima, Hiroaki ^b   Kamiwada, Hidemi ^c   Ngakan, Putu Oka ^d   Chang, Kwang Shing ^e  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^c Kagoshima Pref Agric Exp Station   (Japan)

^d HASANUDDIN UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^e NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Migration; Natural enemy; Pheromone trap; Sex pheromone; Spodoptera litura

Indexed keywords

LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; SPODOPTERA LITURA;

EID: 65549104174     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: 1347605X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2008.569     Document Type: Article

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