Australian Journal of Zoology (1986) 34, 779-814

M.P. Zalucki, G. Daglish, S. Firempong and P. Twine (1986)
The biology and ecology of Heliothis armigera (Hubner) and Heliothis punctigera Wallengren (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Australia - What do we know
Australian Journal of Zoology 34 (6), 779-814
Abstract: The taxonomy and identification of Heliothis armigera and H. punctigera, their distribution and host plants in Australia, the effect of host plant on reproduction and on the development and survival of immature stages, their movements, population biology and dynamics, and their control, are reviewed. Areas where further study is desirable include: the nature of host plant selection and host species preference; adaptability to new cultivars; effects of host plant on development; detailed life-table studies on different host plants; the contribution of predation, parasitism and disease to mortality; factors responsible for fluctuations in populations between years, including the origins of outbreak populations; and control strategies other than insecticide treatment.
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Database assignments for author(s): Myron P. Zalucki

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution
review

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Helicoverpa armigera
	Helicoverpa punctigera