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THE cotton leaf worm, Prodenia liturst (F.) (Lepidop-tera : Noctuidae), has long been established in Egypt as a major pest of cotton and a wide variety of other plants. About 112 plant species belonging to 44 families are reported as hosts of the cotton leaf worm in tropical and temperate zones of the world. These plants include 73 species recorded from Egypt1.
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ABDEL-MALEK, A. Inhibitory Effect of L-Methionine-methyl-14C on Oviposition by Females of the Cotton Leaf Worm, Prodenia litura (F.), induced by Radioactive Males. Nature 200, 604–605 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/200604a0
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