Population dynamics of Coccus viridis, a ubiquitous ant-tended agricultural pest, assessed by a new photographic method

Bulletin of Insectology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-189

  Jha, Shalene ^a   Vandermeer, John H ^a   Perfecto, Ivette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Coffee; Insect; Mexico; Natural enemies; Scale

Indexed keywords

AZTECA INSTABILIS; COCCIDAE; COCCUS VIRIDIS; FORMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 77952073213     PISSN: 17218861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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