West Indian Cane Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): A New Pest of Sugarcane in Florida

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 634-638

  Sosa Jr , Omelio ^a   Shine Jr , James M ^b   Tai, P Y P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Florida Sugar Cane League   (United States)

Author keywords

Longevity; Metamasius hemipterus; Saccharum; Sampling; Survey; Yield losses

Indexed keywords

ARUNDINARIA; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; METAMASIUS HEMIPTERUS; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0642344727     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/90.2.634     Document Type: Article

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