Phenological and ecological aspects of Protopulvinaria pyriformis (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in Greece

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-39

  Stathas, George J ^a   Eliopoulos, Panagiotis A ^a   Japoshvili, George ^b   Kontodimas, Dimitris C ^c  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF KALAMATA   (Greece)

^b SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c BENAKI PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biological control; Ecology; Encapsulation; Life history; Parasitism; Predation; Protopulvinaria pyriformis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP PEST; ENCAPSULATION; INSECT; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY; PARASITISM; PHENOLOGY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CHILOCORUS BIPUSTULATUS; COCCIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; CUCUMIS MELO VAR. INODORUS; HEMIPTERA; LAURUS; LAURUS NOBILIS; METAPHYCUS HELVOLUS; PROTOPULVINARIA PYRIFORMIS;

EID: 59349116895     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-008-0216-y     Document Type: Article

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