High levels of exotic armored scales on imported avocados raise concerns regarding USDA-APHIS' phytosanitary risk assessment

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 855-867

  Morse, J G ^a   Rugman Jones, P F ^a   Watson, G W ^b   Robinson, L J ^a   Bi, J L ^a   Stouthamer, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abgrallaspis aguacatae; Crawlers; Diaspididae; Invasive pests; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVOCADO; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CROP; GOVERNMENT; HEMIPTERA; INSECT CONTROL; LEGAL ASPECT; MEXICO; PARASITOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; COMMERCE; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; HEMIPTERA; INSECT CONTROL; MEXICO; PERSEA; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE;

ANIMALIA; DIASPIDIDAE; HEMIBERLESIA; HEMIPTERA; PERSEA AMERICANA; PERSEA AMERICANA DRYMIFOLIA;

EID: 68149158083     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/029.102.0303     Document Type: Article

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