Host Preference and Survival of the Dark-Headed Rice Stem Borer Chilotraea polychrysa(Meyr.) in Malaya

• Main Author: Kok, L.T.
• Format: Article
• Published: Cambridge University Press 1968
• Subjects: S Agriculture (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/25602/; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0014479700004245

The polyphagous nature of the dark-headed rice stem borer, Chilotraea polychrysa (Meyr.), may contribute greatly to its ability to survive periods of food shortage when rice plants are scarce. Investigations on the preference and survival of C. polychrysa on seven selected hosts belonging to the Gra...