Control of the corn earworm on sweet corn in Southern California
Authors
G. G. KennedyH. N. Nakakihara
E. R. Oatman
Authors Affiliations
G. G. Kennedy is Assistant Professor and Assistant Entomologist, Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside; H. N. Nakakihara is Staff Research Associate IV, Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside; E. R. Oatman is Professor and Entomologist, Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside.Publication Information
Hilgardia 29(8):4-5. DOI:10.3733/ca.v029n08p4. August 1975.
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Abstract
The corn earworm, Heriothis zea (Boddie), also known as he tomato fruitworm and cotton bollworm, is a serious pest on weet corn, tomato, cotton, and several other row crops grown commercially in California. Sweet corn, however, is the preferred host and, although the larvae also feed in the tassel in the whorl, the most significant damage results from feeding on kernels in the developing ear.
Kennedy G, Nakakihara H, Oatman E. 1975. Control of the corn earworm on sweet corn in Southern California. Hilgardia 29(8):4-5. DOI:10.3733/ca.v029n08p4
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