Bionomics, morphometrics and molecular characterization of a cassava Bemisia afer (Priesner & Hosny) population

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 323-329

  Maruthi, M N ^a   Navaneethan, S ^a   Colvin, John ^a   Hillocks, Rory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aleyrodidae; Bemisia after; Cassava; Cytochrome oxidase I gene; Fecundity; Whitefly

Indexed keywords

ALEYRODIDAE; ARTHROPODA; BEMISIA; BEMISIA AFER; BEMISIA TABACI; HEMIPTERA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 19944402695     PISSN: 17427584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IJT200438     Document Type: Article

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