Western flower thrips resistance to insecticides: Detection, mechanisms and management strategies

Pest Management Science

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1111-1121

  Gao, Yulin ^a   Lei, Zhongren ^a   Reitz, Stuart R ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Frankliniella occidentalis; Insecticide resistance management; IPM; Thrips

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; DETECTION METHOD; DISEASE CONTROL; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INSECTICIDE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MONITORING; PEST SPECIES; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; THRIPS;

FRANKLINIELLA OCCIDENTALIS; THRIPIDAE; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 85027935089     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.3305     Document Type: Review

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