Essays about: "Altaf Hussain"

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  1. 1. The effect of non-host plant volatiles on the reproductive behaviour of the Egyptian cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Altaf Hussain; [2012]
    Keywords : Adhatoda vasica; electrophysiology; Justicia adhatoda; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae; non-host plants; reproductive behaviour; semiochemical diversity; socioeconomics; Spodoptera littoralis; spruce;

    Abstract : Spodoptera littoralis is a major pest of cotton in Egypt, causing serious economic losses. Egyptian farmers highly appreciate biological control of the pest as synthetic pesticides are very unsustainable. Phytophagous insects rely on plant volatiles to locate oviposition, feeding and, mating sites. We tested newly emerged S. READ MORE