Population fluctuations of the coconut caterpillar, Nephantis serinopa, in Ceylon
Date
1968
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Publisher
Coconut Research Institute. Lunuwila
Abstract
The coconut caterpillar is controlled by biological means in Ceylon. Certain of its parasites are breed in the laboratory and released in affected estates. Census of the pest population densities are maintained on nine coconut estates and these are given in the paper.
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Biological Sciences, Lepidoptera, Pests, Coconut palms
Citation
Ceylon Coconut Quarterly, 19(4):p.177-182