The sugarcane lophopid planthopper Pyrilla perpusilla (Homoptera: Lophopidae): a review of its biology, pest status and control

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 485-498

  Kumarasinghe, N C ^a   Wratten, S D ^b  

^a Sugarcane Research Institute   (Sri Lanka)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0006112787     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007485300039286     Document Type: Article

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