Effects of living and synthetic mulch on the population dynamics of whiteflies and aphids, their associated natural enemies, and insect-transmitted plant diseases in zucchini

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 857-865

  Frank, Daniel L ^a   Liburd, Oscar E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Bldg 970   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphid; Mulch; Natural enemies; Whitefly; Zucchini

Indexed keywords

APHID; MULCH; NATURAL ENEMY; PEST CONTROL; VIRAL DISEASE; WHITEFLY;

ALEYRODIDAE; APHIDIDAE; BEMISIA ARGENTIFOLII; CUCURBITA PEPO VAR. MELOPEPO; FAGOPYRUM ESCULENTUM; INSECTA; TRIFOLIUM REPENS; WATERMELON MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 23444443054     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-34.4.857     Document Type: Article

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