Survey of the parasitoids of Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) in coastal South Carolina using yellow sticky traps

Journal of Entomological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-14

  Simmons, Alvin M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bemisia argentifolii; Bemisia tabaci strain B; Encarsia; Eretmocerus; Parasitoids; Sticky trap; Survey

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CULTIVAR IDENTIFICATION; PARASITIZATION; PATHOGENICITY; PESTICIDE; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL; PROCESS MONITORING; SEASONAL ABUNDANCE; UNITED STATES;

ALEYRODIDAE; ANIMALIA; BEMISIA ARGENTIFOLII; BEMISIA TABACI; ENCARSIA; ENCARSIA NIGRICEPHALA; ENCARSIA PERGANDIELLA; ENCARSIA QUAINTANCEI; ENCARSIA STRENUA; ERETMOCERUS; HEMIPTERA; IPOMOEA BATATAS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0031977250     PISSN: 07498004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18474/0749-8004-33.1.7     Document Type: Article

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