Leptodictya tabida (Hemiptera: Tingidae): A potential threat to sugarcane production in Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1018-1023

  Setamou M ^a,b   Showler, A T ^a   Reagan, T E ^c   Jones, W A ^a   Bernal, J S ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Host plant preference; Infestation; Pest densities; Sugarcane tingid

Indexed keywords

HEMIPTERA; LEPTODICTYA TABIDA; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; TINGIDAE;

EID: 20544469928     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-98.3.1018     Document Type: Article

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