Effects of Leaf Surface Moisture and Relative Humidity on the Efficacy of Sugar Esters from Nicotiana gossei Against the Tobacco Aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1010-1014

  Xia, Yulu ^a   Johnson, Albert W ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Humidity; Moisture; Myzus nicotianae; Nicotiana gossei; Sucrose esters; Sugar esters

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; HEMIPTERA; MYZUS NICOTIANAE; NICOTIANA GOSSEI; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0003142383     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/90.4.1010     Document Type: Article

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