Life history of the Putnam scale, Diaspidiotus ancylus (Putnam) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Diaspididae) on blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum, ericaceae) in New Jersey, with a world list of scale insects on blueberries

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 549-560

  Polavarapu, Sridhar ^a   Davidson, John A ^b   Miller, Douglass R ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Armored scale; Blueberry; Diaspidiotus ancylus; Lady beetles; Life history; Parasitoids; Pest; Putnam scale; Scale insect

Indexed keywords

DIASPIDIOTUS ANCYLUS; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 0033865024     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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