European corn borers and western corn rootworms: Old and new invasive maize pests challenge farmers on european and North American continents

Maydica

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 235-245

  Kaster, L V ^a   Gray, M E ^b  

^a SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn rootworm; Diabrotica virgifera virgifera; European corn borer; Invasive species; Ostrinia nubilalis; Pest management

Indexed keywords

DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA; GLYCINE MAX; HEXAPODA; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67649419705     PISSN: 00256153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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