Identification of Mealybug- (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) Resistant Turf-Type Buffalograss Germplasm

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 340-346

  Johnson Cicalese, Jennifer ^a   Baxendale, Frederick ^b   Riordan, Terrance ^b   Heng Moss, Tiffany ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Buffalograss; Mealybugs; Plant resistance; Tridiscus sporoboli; Trionymus sp.; Turfgrass

Indexed keywords

BUCHLOE; BUCHLOE DACTYLOIDES; HEMIPTERA; POACEAE; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE; TRIDISCUS; TRIDISCUS SPOROBOLI; TRIONYMUS;

EID: 0345348800     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/91.1.340     Document Type: Article

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