The rise and fall of manuka blight scale: A review of the distribution of Eriococcus orariensis (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) in New Zealand

New Zealand Entomologist

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-70

  van Epenhuijsen, Kees C W ^a   Henderson, Rosa C ^b   Carpenter, Alan ^a   Burge, Garry K ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Eriococcus leptospermi; Eriococcus orariensis; Leptospermum scoparium; Manuka; Manuka blight; Sooty mould

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750199556     PISSN: 00779962     EISSN: 11793430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2000.9722069     Document Type: Article

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