Efficacy of climatic change on the development of two strains of stalk borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), treated with challenger/silica nanoparticles
Abstract Background The European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hüb.) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), is an important pest that disturbs the economic yield of Egyptian crops especially the corn plant. Results We examined the rate of development of two strains (one from Sharqia Governorate and the other f...
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| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the National Research Centre |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42269-019-0048-3 |