Mirid bugs as biological control agents in protected tomato crops in the oeste region

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 927, Issue , 2012, Pages 253-260

  Figueiredo, E ^a   Prieto, R ^a   Mexia, A ^a   Rodrigues, S ^b   Costa, C A ^c   Godinho, M C ^d  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^b Rua 8 Setembro   (Portugal)

^c POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF VISEU   (Portugal)

^d ESAV/IPV and ESAS/IPS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Conservation biological control; Trialeurodes vaporariorum; Whiteflies

Indexed keywords

ALEYRODIDAE; DICYPHUS; LEPIDOPTERA; LIRIOMYZA; LIRIOMYZA BRYONIAE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MACROLOPHUS CALIGINOSUS; MIRIDAE; THYSANOPTERA; TRIALEURODES VAPORARIORUM; TUTA ABSOLUTA;

EID: 84863686213     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2012.927.28     Document Type: Conference Paper

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