Probing behavior of potato leafhopper (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) on alfalfa influenced by plant water deficit

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 898-905

  Al Dawood, Abdulrahman S ^a   Radcliffe, Edward B ^a   Backus, Elaine A ^b   Koukkari, Willard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Empoasca fabae; feeding behavior; Medicago sativa

Indexed keywords

CICADELLIDAE; EMPOASCA FABAE; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0030499348     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/89.4.898     Document Type: Article

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