Host suitability of two Ghanaian biotypes of Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) on five common tropical weeds

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 236-244

  Gachoka, K K ^a   Obeng Ofori, D ^a   Danquah, E Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Bemisia tabaci; Choice; Host suitability; Populations; Weeds; Whitefly

Indexed keywords

ABELMOSCHUS; ALEYRODIDAE; AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS; ARTHROPODA; BEMISIA TABACI; CHROMOLAENA; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA; DESMODIUM TORTUOSUM; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA HETEROPHYLLA; GEMINIVIRIDAE; HEMIPTERA; MALVASTRUM COROMANDELIANUM; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 30944455865     PISSN: 17427584     EISSN: 17427592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IJT200583     Document Type: Article

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