Cactoblastis cactorum berg (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae) preliminary studies for chemical control

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 581, Issue , 2002, Pages 247-251

  Lobos, Enrique ^a   Ochoa, Judith ^a   Soulier, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cactus pear; Damage; Pest

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867515082     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.581.27     Document Type: Conference Paper

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