Impact of conventional insecticides on two bollworms and their indirect effects on the ectoparasitoid, Bracon brevicornis (Wesmael) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Abstract Background Cotton bollworms such as Pectinophora gossypiella and Earias insulana are serious pests which destroy the cotton plant, and Bracon brevicornis is a parasitoid which attacked the larvae of bollworms. Results In this study, experiments were performed to investigate and evaluate the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2019-12-01
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Series: | Bulletin of the National Research Centre |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-019-0250-3 |