Population dynamics of nematode transmission in western flower thrips on caged impatiens

Biological Control

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 504-510

  Lim, Un Taek ^a   Van Driesche, Roy G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Degree day; Frankliniella occidentalis; Impatiens; Nematode transmission; Parasite; Population dynamics; Sex ratio; Thripinema nicklewoodi

Indexed keywords

ALLANTONEMATIDAE; FRANKLINIELLA; FRANKLINIELLA OCCIDENTALIS; FRANKLINIELLA TRITICI; IMPATIENS; THRIPIDAE; THRIPINEMA NICKLEWOODI; THYSANOPTERA; TYLENCHIDA;

EID: 2342576310     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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