Identification of Planococcus ficus and Planococcus citri (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) by PCR-RFLP of COI gene

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1816, 2008, Pages 65-68

  Cavalieri, Vincenzo ^a   Mazzeo, Gaetana ^a   Garzia, Giovanna Tropea ^a   Buonocore, Emanuele ^b   Russo, Agatino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b Assessorato delle Risorse Agricole e Alimentari   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; PLANOCOCCUS (INSECT); PLANOCOCCUS CITRI; PLANOCOCCUS FICUS; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE;

EID: 48249115546     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1816.1.6     Document Type: Letter

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