Temperature effects on the development, survival, and reproduction of the Madeira mealybug, Phenacoccus madeirensis green (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), on Chrysanthemum

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 539-543

  Chong, Juang Horng ^a   Oetting, Ronald D ^a   Van Iersel, Marc W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Phenacoccus madeirensis; Pseudococcidae; Reproduction; Survival

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE;

CHRYSANTHEMUM; DENDRATHEMA GRANDIFLORA; HEMIPTERA; HOMOPTERA; PHENACOCCUS MADEIRENSIS; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE;

EID: 0242318788     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2003)096[0539:TEOTDS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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