Southwestern Entomologist (2010) 35, 347-354

Jaime Molina-Ochoa, W.D. Hutchison and Carlos A. Blanco (2010)
Estado Actual de Helicoverpa zea y Heliothis virescens Dentro de Un Panorama Cambiante en el Sur de los Estados Unidos de Norte América y México
[Current status of Helicoverpa zea and Heliothis virescens within a changing landscape in the southern United States and Mexico]
Southwestern Entomologist 35 (3), 347-354
Abstract: An update of the current status of corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie), the tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens (Fabricius), and other heliothine pests in the Southern United States and Mexico is presented. A brief description of the damage caused to their host plants, their host range, geographic distribution, susceptibility to chemical and biological pesticides, development of resistance to pesticides, and the role of the new hybrids carrying one or multiple Bt toxins in their IPM are discussed.
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(original language: Spanish)
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Database assignments for author(s): Jaime Molina-Ochoa, William (Bill) D. Hutchison, Carlos A. Blanco

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
damage/losses/economics
review

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Helicoverpa zea
	Heliothis virescens	Maize/corn (Zea mays)	U.S.A. (mid S)