Comparison of damage to Eucalyptus caused by Amorbus obscuricornis and Gelonus tasmanicus

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-180

  Steinbauer, M J ^a,c,d   Taylor, G S ^b   Madden, J L ^a,c  

^a Co Oper Res Ctr Temperate H ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coreidae; Eucalyptus; Hemiptera; phytotoxicoses; salivary enzymes

Indexed keywords

AMORBUS OBSCURICORNIS; EUCALYPTUS; GELONUS TASMANICUS; COREIDAE; HETEROPTERA; MYRTACEAE;

ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOUR; PEST DAMAGE;

EID: 0030617568     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.1997.00128.x     Document Type: Article

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