Comparative life tables of leek moth, Acrolepiopsis assectella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Acrolepiidae), in its native range

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-97

  Jenner, W H ^a,b   Kuhlmann, U ^b   Mason, P G ^c   Cappuccino, N ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CABI   (Switzerland)

^c OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acrolepiopsis assectella; Exclusion; Fecundity; Key factor; Life table; Natural enemy impact; Stage specific mortality

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; EXCLUSION EXPERIMENT; FECUNDITY; HOME RANGE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LARVA; LIFE TABLE; MORTALITY; MOTH; NATURAL ENEMY; POPULATION GROWTH; VULNERABILITY;

CANADA; SWITZERLAND;

ACROLEPIOPSIS ASSECTELLA; ALLIUM; ALLIUM PORRUM; ALLIUM SATIVUM; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FERTILITY; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE TABLE; MORTALITY; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMALS; FERTILITY; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; LIFE TABLES; LINEAR MODELS; MORTALITY; MOTHS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 77949767202     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485309006804     Document Type: Article

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