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Relative abundance of insect pests on maize cultivars at Kalam [Pakistan]

Karimullah

Relative abundance of insect pests on maize cultivars at Kalam [Pakistan] - 1993 - Printed

4 tables, 8 ref. Summary (En)

A similar pattern of occurrence of the cutworm Agrotis ipsilon (Rott.), armyworm Mythimna separata (WLK), earworm Heliothis armigera (Hb.) and the corn aphid Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch.) were noted on the three cultivars of maize. Based on seasonal average the order of preference for the four pests, respectively, were (i) Local yellow> Shaheen> Local white (ii and iii) Local yellow> Local white> Shaheen, (iv) Local white> Local yellow> Shaheen


English

1016-4383


Agrotis
Aphididae
Aphidoidea
Asia
Gramineae
Helicoverpa
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Mythimna
Noctuidae
Noxious animals
Pests
Pests of plants
Physiographic features
Resistance to injurious factors
Rhopalosiphum
South Asia
Taxa
Zea

97-034402

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