Occurrence of West Indian Sweet Potato Weevil, Euscepes postfasciatus (FAIRMAIRE) (Coleoptera : Curculionidae) and damage to sweet-potato (Ibomoea batatas (L.) LAM.) fields

Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 83-88

  Yasuda, Keiji ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR KYUSHU OKINAWA REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Damage; Sweet potato fields; West Indian Sweet Potato Weevil

Indexed keywords

EID: 21744454614     PISSN: 00214914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/jjaez.41.83     Document Type: Article

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