Tob. Sci., 1997, 41-01, p. 1-4, ISSN. 0082-4523
Growth and development of tobacco hornworm (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) larvae reared on green or yellowing flue-cured tobacco
University of Georgia, Department of Entomology, Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton, GA, USA; USDA/ARS, Russell Research Center, Athens, GA, USA
Tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta L., larval feeding studies were conducted on field-grown immature green or ripening yellow-green leaves of ‘K 326’ flue-cured tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum L., in 1994. The effects of leaf maturity on hornworm survival...