Size and chemical composition of Heliothis virescens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) spermatophores

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 629-637

  Blanco, Carlos A ^a   Rojas, M Guadalupe ^b   Groot, Astrid T ^b   Morales Ramos, Juan ^c   Abel, Craig A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Male feeding; Polygyny; Spermatophore color; Spermatophore weight; Tobacco budworm

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FEEDING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSECTICIDE; MALE BEHAVIOR; MOTH; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; POLYGYNY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOPHORE;

HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; NOCTUIDAE;

EID: 68149092636     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/008.102.0407     Document Type: Article

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