Density-yield relationships and economic injury levels for Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) in cantaloupe in Texas

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 180-189

  Nava Camberos, Urbano ^a   Riley, David G ^a,b   Harris, Marvin K ^a,c  

^a Campo Experimental La Laguna   (Mexico)

^b Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bemisia argentifolii; Cantaloupe; Economic injury levels

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CROP; ECONOMICS; FRUIT; HEMIPTERA; PARASITOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY;

ANIMALS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FRUIT; HEMIPTERA; POPULATION DENSITY;

EID: 0035260392     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-94.1.180     Document Type: Article

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