Field efficacy of some neonicotinoid insecticides on whitefly Bemicia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) and its natural enemies in cucumber and tomato plants in Al-qassim Region, KSA

Journal of Entomology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 429-439

  Al Kherb, Wafaa A ^a  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Bemicia tabaci; Chrysoperla carnea; Coccinella undicempunctata; Neonicotinoid insecticides; Orius sp.; Paederus alfierii; Predaceous insects; Whitefly

Indexed keywords

ALEYRODIDAE; BEMISIA TABACI; CHRYSOPERLA CARNEA; COCCINELLA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; ORIUS; PAEDERUS;

EID: 79957589116     PISSN: 18125670     EISSN: 18125689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/je.2011.429.439     Document Type: Article

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