Suitability of macadamia nut as a host plant of Nezara viridula (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 996-1003

  Shearer, Peter W ^a,b   Jones, Vincent P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Rutgers R and D Center   (United States)

Author keywords

host plant suitability; Macadamia integrefolia; southern green stink bug

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ARTHROPODA; GRAPHOSOMA LINEATUM; HEMIPTERA; MACADAMIA; NEZARA VIRIDULA; PENTATOMIDAE; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHASEOLUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0030456065     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/89.4.996     Document Type: Article

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