Conserving Vedalia Beetle, Rodolia cardinalis (Mulsant) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), in Citrus: A Continuing Challenge as New Insecticides Gain Registration

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1388-1398

  Grafton Cardwell, Elizabeth E ^a,b   Gu, Ping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cottony cushion scale; IGR; Neonicotinoid; Organophosphate; Pyrethroid

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CARDINALIS; CICADELLIDAE; CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEMIPTERA; HOMALODISCA COAGULATA; ICERYA PURCHASI; LUEHEIA; MARGARODIDAE; ORTHOPTERA; PITTOSPORUM TOBIRA; RODOLIA CARDINALIS; SCIRTOTHRIPS; SCIRTOTHRIPS CITRI; SCUDDARIA FURCATA; SCUDDERIA FURCATA; THRIPIDAE; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 0347033170     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/96.5.1388     Document Type: Article

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