Impact of the shoot-boring moth Dichrorampha odorata (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on growth and reproductive potential of Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) in the laboratory

Authors :: Nontembeko Dube
Thinandavha C. Munyai
Margaret Whitwell
Osariyekemwen O. Uyi
Costas Zachariades
Source :: Biocontrol Science and Technology. 29:350-364
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: Informa UK Limited, 2018.
Abstract: A 9-month laboratory study was carried out to determine the impact of herbivory by a moth with shoot-boring larvae, Dichrorampha odorata Brown and Zachariades (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on growth a...

Subjects :: 0106 biological sciences
Tortricidae
Larva
biology
Biological pest control
Chromolaena odorata
Asteraceae
biology.organism_classification
010603 evolutionary biology
01 natural sciences
Lepidoptera genitalia
Plant ecology
010602 entomology
Horticulture
Insect Science
Shoot
Agronomy and Crop Science

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