Host plant hardness in oviposition of Macrolophus caliginosus (Hemiptera: Miridae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1446-1452

  Constant, B ^a   Grenier, S ^a   Febvay, G ^a   Bonnot, G ^a  

^a Inst Natl Rech Agronom U A   (France)

Author keywords

Hemiptera; Macrolophus caliginosus; oviposition; penetrometer; tissue hardness

Indexed keywords

HEMIPTERA; MACROLOPHUS; MACROLOPHUS CALIGINOSUS; MIRIDAE; PELARGONIUM PELTATUM;

EID: 0030485199     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/89.6.1446     Document Type: Article

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