Phenology in the native range of rhizaspidiotus donacis (hemiptera: Diaspididae), a biological control agent of giant reed in North America

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 865-871

  Cortes E ^a   Marcos Garcia M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

armored scale; Arundo donax; life cycle; weed

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; GRASS; LIFE CYCLE; PHENOLOGY; REEDBED;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

ARUNDO DONAX; DIASPIDIDAE; HEMIPTERA; POACEAE;

EID: 84869016894     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/AN12027     Document Type: Article

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