A review of the pest status and control options for Thrips palmi

Crop Protection

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1089-1098

  Cannon, R J C ^a   Matthews, L ^a   Collins, D W ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control measures; Eradication; Insecticides; IPM; Thrips palmi

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTROL; INSECTICIDE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; PEST CONTROL; PEST OUTBREAK; THRIPS;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

CUCUMIS; THRIPS PALMI;

EID: 34250758625     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2006.10.023     Document Type: Review

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