Field evaluation of the suitability of four Brassica and two Sinapis species (Brassicaceae) as host plants of Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois) (Heteroptera: Miridae)

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 203-205

  Gerber, G H ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brassica; Host plants; Insecta; Lygus lineolaris; Miridae; Sinapis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000539051     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjps96-038     Document Type: Article

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