Infestation of coconut fruits by Aceria guerreronis enhances the pest status of the coconut moth Atheloca subrufella

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 277-284

  De Santana, S W J ^a   Torres, J B ^a   Gondim Jr , M G C ^a   Barros, R ^a  

^a Federal Rural de Pernambuco   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coconut fruit damage; Coconut mite; Colonisation facilitation; Feeding behaviour; Host plant resistance

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; CROP DAMAGE; EVERGREEN TREE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FIELD METHOD; FRUIT; HOST PLANT; MITE; MOTH; PEST RESISTANCE;

ATLANTIC COAST [BRAZIL]; ATLANTIC COAST [SOUTH AMERICA]; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ACARI; ACERIA GUERRERONIS; ARTHROPODA; ERIOPHYIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; PHYCITINAE; TARSONEMIDAE;

EID: 70349202118     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2009.00339.x     Document Type: Article

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