Effect of age on reproduction and sex ratio of Plodia interpunctella (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 223-226

  Hamed, Muhammad ^a   Sattar, Muzammil ^a   Nadeem, Sajid ^a   Shafique, Muhammad ^a  

^a NUCLEAR INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY NIAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Hatching; Plodia interpunctella; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; FECUNDITY; HATCHING; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MOTH; PEST SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL;

LEPIDOPTERA; PLODIA INTERPUNCTELLA; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 77951185990     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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