Antibiosis and antixenosis to Aphis gossypii (Homoptera: Aphididae) in Colocasia esculenta

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 996-1006

  Coleson, Jenifer L ^a,b   Miller, Ross H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

^b Natural Resources Conservation Service   (Guam)

Author keywords

Aphis gossypii; Colocasia esculenta; Host resistance; Taro; Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; APHIS GOSSYPII; COLOCASIA (ANGIOSPERM); COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; HEMIPTERA; XANTHOSOMA; XANTHOSOMA SAGITTIFOLIUM;

EID: 20544439105     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-98.3.996     Document Type: Article

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