Phoretic dispersal of armored scale crawlers (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1172-1179

  Magsig Castillo, J ^a   Morse, J G ^a   Walker, G P ^a   Bi, J L ^b   Rugman Jones, P F ^a   Stouthamer, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Abgrallaspis aguacatae; Aspidiotus nerii; Diaspidiotus perniciosus; Hemiberlesia lanatiae; phoresy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CITRUS FRUIT; DEMOGRAPHY; HEMIPTERA; LOCOMOTION; NYMPH; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; CITRUS;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEETLES; CITRUS; DEMOGRAPHY; HEMIPTERA; LOCOMOTION; NYMPH;

ACARI; ASPIDIOTUS NERII; CRYPTOLAEMUS; DIASPIDIDAE; DIASPIDIOTUS; HEMIBERLESIA; HEMIBERLESIA LATANIAE; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; MUSCA DOMESTICA;

EID: 77955326096     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC10030     Document Type: Article

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