Current status of pink hibiscus mealybug in Puerto Rico including a key to parasitoid species

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 97-101

  Michaud, J P ^a   Evans, G A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PARASITOID;

PUERTO RICO;

CEIBA; COCCINELLIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HIBISCUS; HOMOPTERA; MACONELLICOCCUS HIRSUTUS;

EID: 0034108860     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3496235     Document Type: Article

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