Insect herbivores and their natural enemies in the mangals of the andaman and nicobar Islands

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1105-1126

  Veenakumari, K ^a   Mohanraj, P ^a   Bandyopadhyay, A K ^a  

^a CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Alternative hosts; Crop pests; Host range; Mangroves; Parasitoids; Phytophagy; Predators

Indexed keywords

HERBIVORES; HOST PLANT; MANGAL; MANGROVE; NATURAL ENEMY;

ANDAMAN ISLANDS; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; NICOBAR ISLANDS;

HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 0030813832     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222939700770581     Document Type: Article

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