Ecology of the stalk borer Papaipema nebris (Guenee), (Lepidoptera:noctuidae), in the southwestern Virginia no-till corn agroecosystem

The stalk borer (SB), Papaipema nebris Gn. exhibited from 7 to 9 instars when reared on a meridic diet in a control-led environment. Both sexes went through variable numbers of instars before pupation. Head capsule width measurements did not form discrete sets, and overlap occurred between adjacent...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Highland, H. Brett
Other Authors: Entomology
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/49794