Epitrix flea beetles: New threats to potato production in Europe

Pest Management Science

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-6

  Eyre, Dominic ^a   Giltrap, Neil ^a  

^a FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epitrix cucumeris; Epitrix similaris; Epitrix tuberis; Europe; Pest risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEETLE; CROP DAMAGE; CROP PEST; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DISPERSAL; MOVEMENT; POTATO; PUPA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL PROFILE; TUBER; YIELD RESPONSE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISPERSAL; BEETLE; CROP; EUROPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HERBIVORY; INSECT CONTROL; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POTATO; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; BEETLES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; EUROPE; HERBIVORY; INSECT CONTROL; LARVA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EUROPE; GALICIA [SPAIN]; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PORTUGAL; SPAIN;

ALTICINI; COLEOPTERA; EPITRIX; EPITRIX CUCUMERIS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84871119353     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.3423     Document Type: Short Survey

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