Influence of cover crop and intercrop systems on bemisia argentifolli (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) infestation and associated squash silverleaf disorder in zucchini

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 442-449

  Manandhar, Roshan ^a   Hooks, Cerruti R R ^b   Wright, Mark G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

Bemisia argentifolii; Intercropping; Living mulch; Phytotoxemia; Squash

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; COVER CROP; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FIELDWORK; FRUIT; GROWING SEASON; INTERCROPPING; MULCH; POPULATION DENSITY; SYMPTOM; VEGETABLE; WHITEFLY; YIELD RESPONSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEMIPTERA; INSECT CONTROL; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT LEAF; POPULATION DENSITY; SQUASH;

ANIMALS; CUCURBITA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; HEMIPTERA; INSECT CONTROL; LARVA; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; POPULATION DENSITY;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; OAHU; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

ABELMOSCHUS; ALEYRODIDAE; BEMISIA; BEMISIA ARGENTIFOLII; CANNABIS; CROTALARIA JUNCEA; CUCURBITA PEPO VAR. MELOPEPO; FAGOPYRUM ESCULENTUM; HEMIPTERA; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 65249178360     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/022.038.0218     Document Type: Article

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