Larval survival, host plant preferences and developmental responses of the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) on wild brassicaceous species

Entomological Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-30

  Sarfraz, Rana M ^a,b   Dosdall, Lloyd M ^c   Keddie, Andrew B ^b   Myers, Judith H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Department of Biological Sciences ^*  (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capsella bursa pastoris; Crucifers; Erysimum cheiranthoides; Insect plant interactions; Sinapis arvensis

Indexed keywords

CAPSELLA BURSA-PASTORIS; ERYSIMUM; ERYSIMUM CHEIRANTHOIDES; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE; SINAPIS; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 78650986319     PISSN: 13438786     EISSN: 14798298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2010.00413.x     Document Type: Article

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