The existence of sex pheromone of Pseudococcus cryptus hempel (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) and a simple bioassay

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 525-528

  Arai, Tomonori ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FRUIT TREE SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Petri dish; Pseudococcus cryptus; Sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

HEMIPTERA; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE; PSEUDOCOCCUS; PSEUDOCOCCUS CRYPTUS;

EID: 0034310220     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2000.525     Document Type: Article

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