Measuring pear psylla population density (Cacopsylla pyri L. and C. pyricola Förster): Review of previous methods and evaluation of a new technique

North-Western Journal of Zoology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-62

  Jenser, Gábor ^a   Szita, Éva ^a   Bálint, János ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b SAPIENTIA HUNGARIAN UNIVERSITY OF TRANSYLVANIA   (Romania)

Author keywords

Absolute density estimation; Cacopsylla pyri; Cacopsylla pyricola; Methodology; Wash down method

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955671749     PISSN: 15849074     EISSN: 18435629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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