Coconut scale Aspidiotus destructor (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) seasonal occurrence, dispersion and sampling on banana in Hawaii

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 80-85

  Wright, Mark G ^a   Diez, Joselito M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspidiotus destructor; Banana; Hawaii; Sampling; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ASPIDIOTUS DESTRUCTOR; DIASPIDIDAE; HEMIPTERA; PINNASPIS BUXI;

EID: 29244443240     PISSN: 17427584     EISSN: 17427592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IJT2005063     Document Type: Article

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