Diel rhythms of calling behavior and sex pheromone production of beet armyworm, spodoptera exigua (lepidoptera:noctuidae)*

Insect Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 89-96

  Shuang lin, D O N G ^a   Jia wei, D U ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Calling behavior; Diel rhythms; Sex pheromone; Spodoptera exigua

Indexed keywords

EID: 84980508147     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2001.tb00439.x     Document Type: Article

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