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2026
Effect of soil-applied silicon on the development, survival, and reproduction of Alabama argillacea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Abstract The cotton leafworm, Alabama argillacea (Hübner, 1818) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is a major defoliating pest of cotton. Although Bt cotton technologies currently available in Brazil effectively control this species, it remains an important pest in structured refuge areas, organic production systems, and colore...
W. Andrade, G. B. Ferreira, J. C. Zanúncio et al.
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