Impact of hurricane rita storm surge on sugarcane borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) management in Louisiana

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1054-1061

  Beuzelin, J M ^a   Reagan, T E ^a   Akbar, W ^a   Cormier, H J ^b   Flanagan, J W ^c   Blouin, D C ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service   (United States)

^c Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Diatraea saccharalis; Natural enemies; Solenopsis invicta; Sugarcane integrated pest management

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CYCLONE; ECONOMICS; INSECT CONTROL; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MOTH; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SUGARCANE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BIODIVERSITY; CYCLONES; INSECT CONTROL; LARVA; LOUISIANA; MOTHS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SACCHARUM;

ARTHROPODA; CRAMBIDAE; DIATRAEA SACCHARALIS; LEPIDOPTERA; SACCHARUM; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 68149183365     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/029.102.0325     Document Type: Article

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