Injurious insects, spider mites and nematodes on tomatoes in southern Africa

Zeitschrift fur Pflanzenkrankheiten und Pflanzenschutz

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 94-110

  Daiber, K C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biology; Control; Insects; Nematodes; Spider mites; Tomatoes

Indexed keywords

LITERATURE REVIEW; PEST CONTROL;

AFRICA, (SOUTHERN);

ACULUS LYCOPERSICI; AGR; AGROTIS SEGETUM; CHRYSODEIXIS ACUTA; DIPTERA; HELIOTHIS ARMIGERA; LIRIOMYZA TRIFOLII; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA; MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA; NEMATODA; PHTHORIMAEA OPERCULLELA; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; THRIPS TABACI;

EID: 0029661371     PISSN: 03408159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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