Biology, identification, and history of the light brown apple moth, epiphyas postvittana (walker) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Archipini) in California: An example of the importance of local faunal surveys to document the establishment of exotic insects

American Entomologist

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-43

  Brown, John W ^a   Epstein, Marc E ^b   Gilligan, Todd M ^c   Passoa, Steven C ^d   Powell, Jerry A ^e  

^a National Museum of Natural History   (India)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 79551561914     PISSN: 10462821     EISSN: 21559902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ae/56.1.34     Document Type: Article

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