Distribution of Helicoverpa armigera Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in tomato fields and its relationship to weather factors

Entomological Research

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 290-297

  Wakil, Waqas ^a   Ghazanfar, M Usman ^b   Kwon, Yong Jung ^c   Qayyum, Mirza A ^a   Nasir, Fozia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA   (Pakistan)

^c Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Distribution; Population; Relative humidity; Temperature; Tomato fruitworm

Indexed keywords

HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HELICOVERPA ZEA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NOCTUIDAE;

EID: 78649549061     PISSN: 17382297     EISSN: 17485967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5967.2010.00301.x     Document Type: Article

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