Bionomics of two key pests Barathra brassicae and Tetranychusviennensis in poppy(Papaver somniferum).
Author of the article:YANG Zhen-Hua
Author's Workplace:(Institute of Special Medicinal Materials, Academy of Agricultural Research for Gansu State Farms, Wuwei 73006, China)
Key Words:Poppy (Papaver somniferum L.); cabbage armyworms (Barathra brassicae L.); red spider mites (Tetranychus viennensis Zacher); outbreak regularities; biological characteristic
Abstract:Poppy (Papaver somniferumL.) is one of the most important medicinal plants. It contains opium and its derivatives which could be used in the pharmaceutical industry as narcotic analgesics, hypnotics, and sedatives. The bionomics of the two key pest