Development and reproduction of Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) on three bean species

Insect Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-30

  Musa, Peter D ^a   Ren, Shun Xiang ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bean species; Bemisia tabaci; Development; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448949363     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1672-9609.2005.00004.x     Document Type: Article

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