The sweetpotato leaf beetle, Typophorus nigritus viridicyaneus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), an emerging pest in Jamaica: Distribution and host plant resistance

Tropical Agriculture

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 235-242

  Michael Jackson, D ^a   Lawrence, J ^b,c   Dalip, K M ^c   Chung, P ^d   Clarke Harris, D ^c   Bohac, J R ^a   Tolin, S ^e   Edwards, C ^b   Seal, D R ^f  

^a USDA ARS US Vegetable Laboratory   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI)   (Jamaica)

^d Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA)   (Jamaica)

^e VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Chrysomelidae; Coleoptera; Ipomoea batatas; Leaf beetle; Sweetpotato

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CONVOLVULACEAE; EUMOLPINAE; IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 33845267790     PISSN: 00413216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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