Effect of modified meridic diet on the development and growth of tomato fruitworm Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Entomological Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 88-94

  Wakil, Waqas ^a   Ghazanfar, M Usman ^b   Sahi, Shahbaz Talib ^a   Kwon, Yong Jung ^c   Qayyum, M Abdul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA   (Pakistan)

^c Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chickpea diet; Helicoverpa armigera; New modified diet; Tomato paste diet

Indexed keywords

CICER ARIETINUM; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HELICOVERPA ZEA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NOCTUIDAE; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS;

EID: 79956136751     PISSN: 17382297     EISSN: 17485967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5967.2011.00323.x     Document Type: Article

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