Individual rearing of the Japanese mealybug, Planococcus kraunhiae (Kuwana) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) on germinated broad bean seeds

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 295-298

  Narai, Yutaka ^a   Murai, Tamotsu ^b  

^a National Institute for Agro Environmental Sciences   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FRUIT TREE SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alternative food source; Broad bean seeds; Development; Planococcus kraunhiae; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

HEMIPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PLANOCOCCUS KRAUNHIAE; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE; VICIA; VICIA FABA;

EID: 0036018817     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2002.295     Document Type: Article

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