Tobacco Budworm, Heliothis virescens (Fabricius) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
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Capinera, John L. 2002. “Tobacco Budworm, Heliothis Virescens (Fabricius) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): EENY-219 IN376, 7 2001”. EDIS 2002 (7). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in376-2001.

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This document is EENY-219, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: July 2001.

EENY-219/IN376: Tobacco Budworm, Heliothis virescens (Fabricius) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) (ufl.edu)

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