Host strain specific sex pheromone variation in <it>Spodoptera frugiperda</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The fall armyworm <it>Spodoptera frugiperda </it>(Lepidoptera; Noctuidae) consists of two distinct strains with different host plant preferences for corn and rice. To assess whether pheromonal-mediated behavioral isolatio...

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Main Authors: Svatos Ales, Lorenz Sybille, Schöfl Gerhard, Marr Melanie, Groot Astrid T, Heckel David G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
Online Access:http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/5/1/20