The economic impact of Scirtothrips perseae Nakahara (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on California avocado production

Crop Protection

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 485-493

  Hoddle, Mark S ^a   Jetter, Karen M ^b   Morse, Joseph G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Avocado; Economic analysis; Exotic pest; Scirtothrips perseae

Indexed keywords

CROP PEST; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FRUIT PRODUCTION;

PERSEA AMERICANA; SCIRTOTHRIPS; SCIRTOTHRIPS PERSEAE; THRIPIDAE; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 0242668406     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(02)00199-0     Document Type: Article

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