Attraction of winged tea aphids to tea plant volatiles measured by olfactometry and electro-antennography

Tropical Agriculture

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 138-142

  Han, B Y ^a   Zhou, C S ^a   Cui, L ^a  

^a BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Attracting effect; Electroantennogram; Olfactometer; Volatiles from tea shoots; Winged tea aphid

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952142580     PISSN: 00413216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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