Searching rate and potential of some natural enemies as bioagent against the cotton whitefly, Bemisia tabaci Genn. (Hom., Aleyrodidae)

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 122, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 487-492

  Abd El Kareim, A I ^a  

^a Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; LANTANA CAMARA; MORTALITY;

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PARASITOID; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; PREDATOR; WHITEFLY;

ALEYRODIDAE; APHELINIDAE; BEMISIA TABACI; CHRYSOPERLA CARNEA; COCCINELLA UNDECIMPUNCTATA; ERETMOCERNS; ERETMOCERNS MUNDUS; ERETMOCERUS MUNDUS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEMIPTERA; HOMOPTERA; IPOMOEA BATATAS; LANTANA; LANTANA CAMARA; PROSPALTELLA; PROSPALTELLA LUTEA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0031743526     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.1998.tb01532.x     Document Type: Article

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