Improving the cold tolerance of false codling moth, thaumatotibia leucotreta, for better performance in a sterile insect release programme
The false codling moth (FCM), Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is a major pest of citrus and other important crops in Sub-Saharan Africa. The introduction of a sterile insect technique (SIT) programme for FCM in South Africa has proven to be very effective in the control...
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Rhodes University
2017
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10962/5271 |