Seasonal and regional distribution of the cowpea pod borer Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Burkina Faso

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 109-113

  Malick Ba, Niango ^a   Margam, Venu M ^c   Binso Dabire, Clementine L ^a   Sanon, Antoine ^b   McNeil, Jeremy N ^d   Murdock, Larry L ^c   Pittendrigh, Barry R ^e  

^a INSTITUT DE L ENVIRONNEMENT ET DE RECHERCHES AGRICOLES INERA   (Burkina Faso)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

Africa; Maruca vitrata; Migration; Pests

Indexed keywords

CRAMBIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; MARUCA VITRATA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 74949139877     PISSN: 17427584     EISSN: 17427592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S174275840999021X     Document Type: Article

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