Spodoptera exigua Oviposition and Larval Feeding Preferences for Pigweed, Amaranthus hybridus, over Squaring Cotton, Gossypium hirsutum, and a Comparison of Free Amino Acids in Each Host Plant
- 1 October 2001
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Chemical Ecology
- Vol. 27 (10) , 2013-2028
Abstract
The beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua(Hübner), can utilize a number of different host plants for oviposition and larval development, but some host plants are preferred over others. This study, using...Keywords
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