General biology of Ostrinia palustralis memnialis (Walker), a potential biological control agent of Rumex spp. in Korea |
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| Authors: | Ohseok KWON Jinyoung PARK In-Yong LEE Jae-Eup PARK |
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| Institution: | National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, RDA, Suwon, Korea |
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| Abstract: | Ostrinia palustralis memnialis is an oligophagous insect that feeds on the species of the genus Rumex. Continuous rearing of O. palustralis memnialis was carried out from 2004 to 2005, and its general biology was studied. The preliminary host specificity test showed a promising result for O. palustralis memnialis as a potential biological control agent for Rumex spp. |
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| Keywords: | Lepidoptera morphology Ostrinia palustralis memnialis root borer stem borer |
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