Leaf-footed bug, Leptoglossus phyllopus (Hemiptera: Coreidae), as a potential vector of sorghum fungal pathogens

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-164

  Prom, Louis K ^a   Perumal, Ramasamy ^a,b  

^a SOUTHERN PLAINS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COREIDAE; HEMIPTERA; LEPTOGLOSSUS PHYLLOPUS;

EID: 48649090838     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3958/0147-1724-33.2.161     Document Type: Article

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