Effects of High-Quality Aromatic Rice Varieties on the Fitness of the Striped Stem Borer, Chilo suppressalis (Walker) in Central China

Effects of High-Quality Aromatic Rice Varieties on the Fitness of the Striped Stem Borer, Chilo suppressalis (Walker) in Central China

The striped stem borer (SSB), Chilo suppressalis (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), is a major pest of rice in China. Variation in host-plant quality may affect the body size of herbivorous insects, which in turn, can determine their life-history parameters such as survival, fecundity and fitness. I...

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Main Authors: Xue-zhu DU, Yong WANG, Long-jia CHEN, Chuan-hua PENG, Wei-hua MA, Chao-liang LEI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-07-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
Subjects:
aromatic rice
Chilo suppressalis,
fitness
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311913604463

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