Oviposition preferences of Scirtothrips perseae Nakahara (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in southern California avocado orchards

Pan-Pacific Entomologist

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 177-183

  Hoddle, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Avocado; Insecta Scirtothrips perseae; Oviposition preference; Persea americana

Indexed keywords

SCIRTOTHRIPS PERSEAE;

EID: 0036663148     PISSN: 00310603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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