Tethered flight activity of Nephotettix virescens (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in the Philippines

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-55

  Cooter, R J ^a   Winder, D ^a   Chancellor, T C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE VECTOR; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; PLANTHOPPER;

PHILIPPINES;

ANIMALIA; ARCHAEORRHYNCHA; CICADELLIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HOMOPTERA; NEPHOTETTIX; NEPHOTETTIX VIRESCENS;

EID: 0034032225     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007485300000705     Document Type: Article

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