Native Lygus spp. (Heteroptera: Miridae) damaging introduced Hibiscus cannabinus in Italy

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 648-657

  Conti, Eric ^a   Bin, Ferdinando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apical damage; Introduced crop; Kenaf; Lygus pratensis; Lygus rugulipennis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HETEROPTERA; ITALY; MERISTEM; OOCYTE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HETEROPTERA; ITALY; MALVACEAE; MERISTEM; OVUM;

EID: 0035376008     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-94.3.648     Document Type: Article

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