Watermelon growth and yield reductions caused by squash bug (Hemiptera: Coreidae) feeding

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-22

  Edelson, J V ^a   Roberts, W ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WWAREC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASA TRISTIS; CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; COREIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HETEROPTERA;

EID: 26844434502     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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