Species composition and relative abundance of rice green leafhoppers (nephotettix spp.) in different altitudinal regions of nepal

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-58

  Dahal, G ^a,b   Shrestha, R B ^a   Thapa, R B ^a  

^a TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^b International Institute of Tropical Agriculture ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nephotettix spp; Population abundance; Rice leafhoppers; Species composition

Indexed keywords

LEAFHOPPER; RICE FIELD; RICE GREEN LEAFHOPPER;

NEPAL;

CICADELLIDAE; HOMOPTERA; NEPHOTETTIX NIGROPICTUS; NEPHOTETTIX VIRESCENS; RECILIA DORSALIS;

EID: 0031443056     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096708797228988     Document Type: Article

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