Irradiation of maconellicoccus hirsutus (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) for phytosanitation of agricultural commodities

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1334-1339

  Jacobsen, Christopher M ^a   Hara, Arnold H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Irradiation; Maconellicoccus hirsutus; Pink hibiscus mealybug; Quarantine security

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CROP; FEMALE; FOOD IRRADIATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEMIPTERA; INSECT CONTROL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ANIMALS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FEMALE; FOOD IRRADIATION; HEMIPTERA; INSECT CONTROL; MALE;

EID: 0141975735     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/96.4.1334     Document Type: Article

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