Dispersal and spatial distribution of western corn rootworm larvae in relation to root phenology

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 331-339

  Schumann, Mario ^a   Vidal, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Below ground distribution; Diabrotica virgifera virgifera; Root herbivore; SADIE; Soil stratification; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84867628017     PISSN: 14619555     EISSN: 14619563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-9563.2012.00573.x     Document Type: Article

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