Abstract
THE red bollworm, a noctuid moth, is an important pest of cotton in Central Africa. It spends most of its larval life inside the cotton boll and so it is difficult to control with insecticides.
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CAMPION, D. Chemosterilization of the Red Bollworm (Diparopsis castanea Hmps.) by Mutagenic Agents. Nature 214, 1031–1032 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/2141031a0
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