Integrated control of pests in tropical and subtropical sweet pepper production

Pest Management Science

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 753-760

  Weintraub, Phyllis G ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Covered crop; IPM; Management; Pests; Sweet pepper

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; FRUIT; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; PEST CONTROL; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TROPICAL REGION;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; INSECT; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PEPPER; REVIEW; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; CAPSICUM; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM;

EID: 34547640281     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1366     Document Type: Review

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