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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Keywords

Webworms, Climatic factors, Western Australia

Disciplines

Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Behavior and Ethology | Entomology

First Page Number

365

Last Page Number

370

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

FOR many years farmers have remarked on the cyclic occurrence of webworm outbreaks in their cereal crops.

Webworm, the State's most serious pest of cereals, has frequently assumed a role of major importance for one or two seasons, and then not been troublesome for a number of years.

A research programme being carried out by the Entomology Branch aims to give a better understanding of the effects of weather conditions on the seasonal incidence of webworm, and should lead to more effective control of this pest.

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