Phenology and egg production of the cactus moth (lepidoptera: pyralidae): comparison of field census data and life stage development in the field

Journal of Entomological Science

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 341-352

  Legaspi, Jesusa Crisostomo ^a   Baez, Ignacio ^a,b   Legaspi Jr , Benjamin C ^a,c  

^a FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c Florida Public Service Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg production; Fecundity; Life history traits; Opuntia ficus indica; Opuntia stricta

Indexed keywords

CACTACEAE; CACTOBLASTIS; CACTOBLASTIS CACTORUM; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA; OPUNTIA STRICTA; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 67649762601     PISSN: 07498004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18474/0749-8004-44.4.341     Document Type: Article

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