Evaluation of Various Color Hydromulches and Weed Fabric on Broccoli Insect Populations

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 256-262

  Liburd, Oscar E ^a   Casagrande, Richard A ^a   Alm, Steven R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Cabbage aphid; Cabbage maggot; Color; Flea beetle; Hydromulch

Indexed keywords

ALTICINI; APHIDIDAE; BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICACEAE; BREVICORYNE BRASSICAE; COLEOPTERA; DELIA RADICUM; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PHYLLOTRETA CRUCIFERAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0000214937     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/91.1.256     Document Type: Article

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