Variation in Resistance to Eumargarodes laingi (Hemiptera: Margarodidae) in Australian Sugarcane

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1702-1709

  Allsopp, P G ^a   Mcgill, N G ^a  

^a BSES LIMITED   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibiosis; Eumargarodes laingi; Pink ground pearl; Sugarcane; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

ARUNDINARIA; HEMIPTERA; MARGARODIDAE; PACHYMETRA CHAUNORHIZA; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0000784836     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/90.6.1702     Document Type: Article

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