Invasive soft scales (Hemiptera: Coccidae) and their threat to U.S. agriculture

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 832-846

  Miller, Gary L ^a   Miller, Douglass R ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Biological control; Coccidae; Forestry; Fruit trees; Horticulture; Invasive species; Ornamentals; Quarantine; Soft scales

Indexed keywords

COCCIDAE; HEMIPTERA;

EID: 0142167453     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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