Invertebrate pests of canola and their management in Australia: A review

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 231-243

  Gu, Hainan ^a   Fitt, Gary P ^a   Baker, Geoff H ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canola; Invertebrate pest; Pest management

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ADELIUM; APHIDIDAE; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; BREVICORYNE BRASSICAE; COLEOPTERA; HALOTYDEUS DESTRUCTOR; HELICOVERPA PUNCTIGERA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPTERON; LEPIDOPTERA; LIPAPHIS ERYSIMI; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MYZUS PERSICAE; NYSIUS; PENTHALEUS; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE; PRUNUS PERSICA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); SMINTHURUS VIRIDIS;

EID: 34347236556     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: 14406055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2007.00594.x     Document Type: Review

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