Effect on larval growth of adding finely ground silicon-bearing minerals (wollastonite or olivine) to artificial diets for Helicoverpa spp. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Austral Entomology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 436-443

  Stanley, John N ^a   Baqir, Hussein Ali ^b   Mclaren, Timothy I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KERBALA   (Iraq)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acidulation; Cotton bollworm; Heavy metal toxicity; Larval bioassay; PXRF analysis

Indexed keywords

HELICOVERPA; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE;

EID: 84911476006     PISSN: 2052174X     EISSN: 20521758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aen.12086     Document Type: Article

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