Damage to nectarines by the western flower thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in the interior of British Columbia, Canada

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1207-1215

  Pearsall, Isobel A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Frankliniella occidentalis; Nectarine varieties; Stonefruit integrated pest management; Thrips damage; Thrips sampling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FRUIT; INSECT; LARVA; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME;

ANIMALS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; FRUIT; INSECTS; LARVA; OVIPOSITION; OVUM; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034241888     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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