Bionomics and population growth statistics of Cyrtomenus bergi (Hemiptera: Cydnidae) on different host plants

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-10

  Riis, Lisbeth ^a,b   Bellotti, Anthony Charles ^a   Arias, Bernardo ^a  

^a Pest and Disease Management Unit   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cassava; Cyrtomenus bergi; Hemiptera; Maize; Peanut; Soil pest; Sorghum; Welsh onion

Indexed keywords

CROP PEST; HOST PLANT;

ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM FISTULOSUM; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ARACHIS PINTOI; CYDNIDAE; CYRTOMENUS; CYRTOMENUS BERGI; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; SORGHUM BICOLOR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 18044378570     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2005)088[0001:BAPGSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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