Flight phenology of male Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) at different latitudes in the southeastern United States

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 208-216

  Hight, Stephen D ^a   Carpenter, James E ^b  

^a FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cactoblastis cactorum; Flight phenology; Invasive pest; Pheromone trapping

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; INVASIVE SPECIES; MALE BEHAVIOR; MOTH; PEST SPECIES; PHENOLOGY; PHEROMONE TRAP; TRAPPING;

AFRICA; ARGENTINA; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA KEYS; GREATER ANTILLES; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; PUERTO RICO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTH CAROLINA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

CACTOBLASTIS CACTORUM; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 67651121871     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/024.092.0203     Document Type: Article

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