Repulsion of cucumber beetles in cucumber and squash using aluminum-coated plastic mulch

HortTechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 247-250

  Caldwell, John S ^a   Clarke, Paul ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mt Harvest Farm Inc/Clarke Ag P   (United States)

Author keywords

Acalymma vittata; Black plastic mulch; Cucumis sativus; Cucurbita pepo; Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi

Indexed keywords

ACALYMMA; ACALYMMA VITTATA; ACALYMMA VITTATUM; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITA PEPO; DIABROTICA; DIABROTICA UNDECIMPUNCTATA; DIABROTICA UNDECIMPUNCTATA HOWARDI; FABRICIUS; PEPO;

EID: 0032938984     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.9.2.247     Document Type: Article

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