Agricultural intensification and pest outbreaks: A reappraisal of events in the Sudan Gezira

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 840-852

  Castle, S J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop diversification; Insecticide resistance; Natural enemies; Pest outbreaks; Secondary and primary pests

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; NATURAL ENEMY; PEST OUTBREAK; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE;

SUDAN;

ALEYRODIDAE; BEMISIA TABACI; HEMIPTERA; HOMOPTERA; IPOMOEA BATATAS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0033379753     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/92.6.840     Document Type: Review

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