Esterase activity in green peach aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) clones collected from the field and commercially available bedding plants

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-71

  Mowry, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphididae; Bedding plants; Esterase; Green peach aphid; Homoptera; Insecticide resistance; Myzus persicae

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744500529     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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