Oviposition and feeding behaviour of Nysius huttoni White (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae)

New Zealand Entomologist

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-76

  He, X Z ^a   Wang, Q ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Brassica napus rapifera; Coronopus didymus; Economic importance; Feeding behaviour; Lygaeidae; Nysius huttoni; Oviposition

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007826339     PISSN: 00779962     EISSN: 11793430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2000.9722070     Document Type: Article

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