extensive literature documenting the effects of different host plants
on the performance of P. xylostella, no life table studies have been
published on various cruciferous crops in China. In this study, we
determined the fitness of P. xylostella on common cruciferous crops
in China. This information will help to know the performance of
P. xylostella on different host plants to assess the contributionmade
by various hosts to the local population pool, and to understand the
population dynamics, that may lead to developing improved stra-
tegies and timing of control tactics for P. xylostella.
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