Densities of Heliothis virescens and Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in three plant hosts.(garbanzo bean, upland cotton, and velvetleaf )(Report)
From: Florida Entomologist
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Date: 12/1/2007
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Author: Blanco, Carlos A.; Kauffman, James V.; Lopez, Juan D., Jr.; Teran-Vargas, Antonio P.; Wei, Xikui
ABSTRACT
Large numbers of field-collected tobacco budworms Heliothis virescens L., and/or bollworms Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (heliothines) might be difficult to obtain depending upon host plants available to the insects. Of the >95 cultivated and wild plants that have been identified as their hosts, some are highly attractive to these insects, some are also widely available and of those, some could be used to collect large numbers of both insect species. However, the reliability ...
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