Influence of different plant genotypes on some biological parameters of cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis and its predator, Coccinella septempunctata under laboratory conditions

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 125-129

  Sana Ullah, Muhammad ^a   Arif, Muhammad Jalal ^a   Gogi, Muhammad Dildar ^a   Shahid, Muhammad Rafiq ^a   Adid, Abdul Majeed ^a   Raza, Ali ^a   Ali, Asif ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Mealybug host; Pest; Plant species; Predator; Tritrophic effects

Indexed keywords

BOUGAINVILLEA; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; GARDENIA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS; LANTANA; MANGIFERA INDICA; OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM; PHENACOCCUS; ROSA INDICA; SARACA INDICA; SOLENOPSIS; STERCULIA;

EID: 79951859781     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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