Attraction of males by virgin females of the mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 339-345

  Serrano, M S ^a   Lapointe, S L ^a   Meyerdirk, D E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean region; Invasive pests; Maconellicoccus hirsutus; Quarantine; Sex pheromones

Indexed keywords

INTRODUCED SPECIES; MATE ATTRACTION; PEST SPECIES; PHEROMONE;

SAINT CROIX; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

HEMIPTERA; HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS ROSA; HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS; HOMOPTERA; MACONELLICOCCUS HIRSUTUS; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE; ROSA;

EID: 0034758876     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-30.2.339     Document Type: Article

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