Androthrips ramachandrai (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae): An introduced thrips in the United States

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 455-458

  Boyd Jr , David W ^a   Held, David W ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotic interference; Gynaikothrips; Invasive species; Predator

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; GALL INSECT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; NEW RECORD; PREDATION; RANGE EXPANSION; THRIPS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND; UNITED STATES;

GYNAIKOTHRIPS; PHLAEOTHRIPIDAE; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 33847096494     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2006)89[455:ARTPAI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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