Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): Host plant associations

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 333-349

  Simpson, S E ^a,b   Nigg, H N ^a   Coile, N C ^a,c   Adair, R A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Division of Plant Industry   (United States)

^c DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY   (United States)

^d Vero Beach Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrus; Corn; Diaprepes abbreciatus; Host plant; Peanut; Potato; Sugarcane

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030511928     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/25.2.333     Document Type: Article

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