Mating and oviposition behavior in the legume pod borer, Maruca testulalis
Experiments were conducted outdoors and in the insect rearing laboratory at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Nigeria. Four or five nights pairing duration gave the highest mating percentage and oviposition by the pod borer. Direct observations on adult mating revealed th...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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1990
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175885 |
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