Survey of natural enemies of the sweetpotato whitefly (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in ten vegetable crops in Egypt

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 137-145

  Simmons, Alvin M ^a   Abd Rabou, Shaaban ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aleyrodidae; Bemisia tabaci; Biological control; Encarsia; Eretmocerus; Parasitoid; Predator; Sweetpotato whitefly; Vegetable

Indexed keywords

ALEYRODIDAE; APHELINIDAE; BEMISIA TABACI; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; ENCARSIA; ERETMOCERUS; HEMIPTERA;

EID: 73449129377     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3954/1523-5475-24.3.137     Document Type: Article

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