Fecundity and oviposition behaviour of the cowpea seed beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius)
The reproductive biology of three strains of Callosobruchus maculatus F. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae), the cowpea-seed beetle, was studied. This beetle is a serious pest of stored legume seeds in the semi-arid tropics. As females aged, energy reserves were depleted and aspects of this decline were relate...
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Royal Holloway, University of London
1986
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.543257 |