Life history of Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) on Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (malvaceae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 437-445

  Liu, Tong Xian ^a   Stansly, Philip A ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Greenhouse; Hibiscus; Oviposition; Rate of increase; Silverleaf whitefly; Sweetpotato whitefly

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; HOST PREFERENCE; LIFE HISTORY; WHITEFLY;

ALEYRODIDAE; BEMISIA ARGENTIFOLII; HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS; HOMOPTERA;

EID: 0031733039     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3495934     Document Type: Article

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