Baculovirus infection of the armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) feeding on spiny- or smooth-edged grass (Festuca spp.) leaf blades

Biological Control

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 147-154

  Keathley, Craig P ^a   Harrison, Robert L ^b   Potter, Daniel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baculovirus; Leaf spines; Peritrophic matrix; Trichomes; Tritrophic interaction

Indexed keywords

FESTUCA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA SUBSP. FENAS; FESTUCA MAIREI; LEPIDOPTERA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; NOCTUIDAE;

EID: 84861811149     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2012.01.013     Document Type: Article

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