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Current status of biological control of the small moth borers of sugar caneDiatraea spp. [Lep. Pyraeididae]

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A review of recent attempts of biological control of small moth borers of sugar caneDiatraea spp in the various contries in the West Indies, North and South America is given. In several areas where successful biological control has been achieved, the relative costs of the campaigns and the resultant added revenue are discussed.

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Il est procédé à une revue des récents essais de lutte biologique contre les petits foreurs de la Canne à sucre,Diatraea spp., dans diverses régions des Antilles et de l'Amérique du Nord et du Sud.

Dans plusierus cas où des succès ont été obtenus, le bilan économique de l'intervention biologique est établi: frais occasionnés et bénéfices dus aux augmentations de récolte.

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Bennett, F.D. Current status of biological control of the small moth borers of sugar caneDiatraea spp. [Lep. Pyraeididae]. Entomophaga 16, 111–124 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02370694

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