Comparison of management strategies for squash bugs (Hemiptera: Coreidae) in watermelon

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1999-2005

  Dogramaci, Mahmut ^a   Shrefler, James W ^a   Roberts, B Warren ^a   Pair, Sam ^b   Edelson, J V ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbofuran; Cucurbit pests; Trap crop

Indexed keywords

ANASA TRISTIS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; COREIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 12344258990     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/97.6.1999     Document Type: Article

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