Oviposition preference of western flower thrips for cucumber leaves from different positions along the plant stem

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 283-288

  De Kogel, Willem Jan ^a,b   Van Der Hoek, Marieke ^a   Mollema, Chris ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

behaviour; Cucumis sativas; Frankliniella occidentalis; leaf age; oviposition; preference; reproduction; thrips

Indexed keywords

CUCUMBER; LEAF AGE; OVIPOSITION PREFERENCE; REPRODUCTION; WESTERN FLOWER THRIP;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE; FRANKLINIELLA OCCIDENTALIS; THRIPIDAE; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 0030792759     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.1997.00142.x     Document Type: Article

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