The influence of cabbage cultivars on the fitness of Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus 1758) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) and its biological control agent Cotesia vestalis (Haliday 1834) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

The influence of cabbage cultivars on the fitness of Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus 1758) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) and its biological control agent Cotesia vestalis (Haliday 1834) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

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The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus 1758.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), is a major insect pest of Brassica crops in many parts of the world leading to economic losses amounting to an estimated US$ 4-5 billion. Although parasitoids (biological control agents) play a major role in suppr...

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Main Author: Nethononda, Phophi Dzivhuluwani
Other Authors: Nofemela, Sicelo Robert
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2016
Subjects:
635.34978
Cabbage > Diseases and pests
Diamondback moth > Biological control
Plutellidae > Biological control
Biological pest control agents
Pests > Biological control
Online Access:Nethononda, Phophi Dzivhuluwani (2015) The influence of cabbage cultivars on the fitness of Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus 1758) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) and its biological control agent Cotesia vestalis (haliday 1834) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20142>
http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20142

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Nethononda, Phophi Dzivhuluwani (2015) The influence of cabbage cultivars on the fitness of Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus 1758) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) and its biological control agent Cotesia vestalis (haliday 1834) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20142>
http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20142

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