A survey of sizes and weights of Bemisia tabaci (homoptera:aleyrodidae) B biotype life stages from field grown cotton and cantaloupes

Insect Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 121-129

  Chu, Chang Chi ^a   Buckner, James S ^a   Karut, Kamil ^b   Freeman, Thomas P ^c   Nelson, Dennis R ^a   Hennebeny, Thomas J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bemisia argeruifolii; Bemisia tabaci B biotype; Body size; Body volume; Body weight; Parasitized exuviae

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847373187     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2003.tb00374.x     Document Type: Article

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