Adult whiteflies (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae), and whitefly parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) response to cool white fluorescent light powered by alternating or direct current

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-116

  Chu, C C ^a   Chen, T Y ^a   Henneberry, T J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALEYRODIDAE; APHELINIDAE; ENCARSIA; ENCARSIA FORMOSA; ERETMOCERUS; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; TRIALEURODES ABUTILONEA; TRIALEURODES VAPORARIORUM;

EID: 4043096337     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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