Insecticidal control of the mealybug Phenacoccus gossypiphilous (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), a new pest of cotton in Pakistan

Entomological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 76-80

  Saeed, Shafqat ^a   Ahmad, Munir ^a   Ahmad, Mushtaq ^b   Kwon, Yong Jung ^c  

^a BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b NUCLEAR INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY NIAB   (Pakistan)

^c Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbamate; Organophosphate; Phenacoccus gossypiphilous; Pyrethroid

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; PHENACOCCUS; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE;

EID: 34250681377     PISSN: 17382297     EISSN: 17485967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5967.2007.00047.x     Document Type: Article

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