Essays about: "Western corn rootworm"

Found 1 essay containing the words Western corn rootworm.

  1. 1. Modeling the potential impact of climate change on the distribution of Western Corn Rootworm in Europe

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Tetiana Svystun; [2015]
    Keywords : Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; Western corn rootworm; temperature requirements; impact model; population establishment; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The Western Corn Rootworm (WCR), Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, is an important insect pest of corn, which has been introduced into Europe from Northern America in 1980s. Since then, its distributional range is continuously expanding over the Central and South-Eastern Europe. READ MORE