Assessment of Pristhesancus plagipennis (Walker) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) as an augmented biological control in cotton and soybean crops

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 305-309

  Grundy, Paul ^a,b   Maelzer, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assassin bugs; Chrysodeixis; Creontiades; Helicoverpa; Natural enemies; Predators

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; COTTON; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INSECT CONTROL; PLANT YIELD; SOYBEAN;

EID: 0033728942     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6055.2000.00182.x     Document Type: Article

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