Effect of plant traps and sowing dates on population density of major soybean pests

A field trial was conducted to evaluate the role of certain field crops as plant traps in soybean fields. Maize, mungbean and sunflower were sown on the borders of soybean fields to investigate their ability to attract Lampides boeticus L., Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius), aphids [Aphis gossypii (Glover)...

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Main Author: Youssef E.Y. Abdallah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090989612000161