Melon aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) control by inundative convergent lady beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) release on chrysanthemum

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 688-697

  Dreistadt, Steve H ^a   Flint, Mary Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphis gossypii; Dendranthema grandiflora; Hippodamia convergens; inundative control

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; APHIS GOSSYPII; CHRYSANTHEMUM; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CUCUMIS; DENDRANTHEMA GRANDIFLORA; HEMIPTERA; HIPPODAMIA CONVERGENS;

EID: 0030498407     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/25.3.688     Document Type: Article

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