Survey of Lygus spp. and an associated parasitoid, Leiophron uniforms (Gahan), in Colorado

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-15

  Demirel, Nihat ^a   Cranshaw, Whitney ^a   Norton, Andrew ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS; ARTHROPODA; BRACONIDAE; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; DESCURAINIA SOPHIA; KOCHIA; LEIOPHRON; LEIOPHRON UNIFORMIS; LYGUS; LYGUS ELISUS; LYGUS HESPERUS; LYGUS LINEOLARIS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 26844558640     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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