Low temperature mortality and overwintering of the western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 497-505

  McDonald, J R ^a   Bale, J S ^b   Walters, K F A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000059421     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007485300041365     Document Type: Article

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