An improved method for rearing western flower thrips frankliniella occidentalis

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 664-666

  DeGraaf, Helen E ^a   Wood, Glenys M ^a  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP PEST; FRUIT; FUNGUS; HOST PLANT; LIFE CYCLE; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; REARING; THRIPS; VERMICULITE;

ACARI; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; FRANKLINIELLA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 74549122015     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/024.092.0424     Document Type: Article

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