Determination of economic injury and threshold levels for pink borer Sesamia inferens (Walker) in maize Zea mays L.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Lavakumar Reddy, M.; Ramesh babu, T.; Reddy, D.D.R.; Sreeramulu, M.
- Source
- International Pest Control; Sep/Oct2003, Vol. 45 Issue 5, p260-263, 4p, 3 Charts
- Subject
- SESAMIA
AGRICULTURAL sociology
PEST control
CROP yields
INSECT-plant relationships
- Language
- ISSN
- 00208256
Determines the economic injury level of the pink borer Sesamia inferens Walker through the artificial infestation of maize plants. Consideration of the plant's growth stage and densities of neonatal larvae; Revelation of the maximum reduction in yield and damage from grain yield data; Indication of plant tolerance to borer population; Calculation of the economic injury level; Establishment of the sigmoid relationship.