Biology and management of mealybugs in vineyards

Arthropod Management in Vineyards: Pests, Approaches, and Future Directions

Volumn 9789400740327, Issue , 2012, Pages 271-307

  Daane, Kent M ^a   Almeida, Rodrigo P P ^a   Bell, Vaughn A ^b   Walker, James T S ^b   Botton, Marcos ^c   Fallahzadeh, Majid ^d   Mani, M ^e   Miano, Jose Luis ^f   Sforza, René ^g   Walton, Vaughn M ^h   Zaviezo, Tania ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited PFR   (New Zealand)

^c EMBRAPA UVA E VINHO   (Brazil)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^e INDIAN INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

^f INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^g USDA ARS European Biological Control Laboratory   (France)

^h OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4032-7_12     Document Type: Chapter

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