Dermal pores and wax secretion in mealybug maconellicoccus hirsutus (hemiptera, pseudococcidae). A pest of mulberry

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 307-311

  Kumar, Vineet ^a   Tewari, Sunil K ^a   Datta, Rajat K ^a  

^a CENTRAL SERICULTURAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Dermal pores; Maconellicoccus hirsutus; Mealybug; Mulberry pest; Scanning electron microscopy; Wax

Indexed keywords

EID: 5544286963     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009709356218     Document Type: Article

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