Population densities of corn flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and incidence of stewart's wilt in sweet corn

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 673-682

  Cook, K A ^a   Weinzierl, R A ^a   Pataky, J K ^a   Esker, P D ^b   Nutter Jr , F W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaetocnema pulicaria; Disease incidence; Insect vector; Stewart's wilt

Indexed keywords

ALTICINI; CHAETOCNEMA PULICARIA; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; ERWINIA; INSECTA; PANTOEA STEWARTII SUBSP. STEWARTII; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 20544456424     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-98.3.673     Document Type: Article

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