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Title: Management of Cotton Boll worms Using Predator Ants.

Date Published: 2007
Author/s: NARO
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Affiliation: NaSARRI
Keywords: cotton boll worms; predator worms

Abstract:

Insect pests are the most important cotton production constraints in Uganda. American bollworms, Spiny bollworms and Pink bollworms are among the l 0 insect pest feeding and damaging flower buds, flowers, young and maturing bolls causing abortions amounting to up-to 87% resulting to yield reduction and income for the farmer.

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