An overview of major pests of citrus in the Commonwealth Caribbean
Pests of major economic significance, their distribution in the Commonwealth Caribbean, the damage they cause and practices for their control are tabulated. The types of pests discussed are defoliators and foliage sap feeders and those causing damage to fruit, fiddler beetles, fruit flies, scale insects, and fruit piercing moths. The potentially serious pests of quarantine significance are summarised with their worldwide distribution and host plants other than citrus. The Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata and the aphid vector of Tristeza, Toxoptera citricidus are significant
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Format: | biblioteca |
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Port-of-Spain (Trinidad y Tobago)
1986
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Subjects: | CONSECUENCIAS ECONOMICAS, INSECTOS DANINOS, FRUTAS CITRICAS, DISTRIBUCION NATURAL, CONTROL DE PLAGAS, CERATITIS CAPITATA, INSECTOS DEPREDADORES DE LOS FRUTOS, VECTORES, TOXOPTERA CITRICIDUS, APHIDIDAE, CARIBE, |
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Summary: | Pests of major economic significance, their distribution in the Commonwealth Caribbean, the damage they cause and practices for their control are tabulated. The types of pests discussed are defoliators and foliage sap feeders and those causing damage to fruit, fiddler beetles, fruit flies, scale insects, and fruit piercing moths. The potentially serious pests of quarantine significance are summarised with their worldwide distribution and host plants other than citrus. The Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata and the aphid vector of Tristeza, Toxoptera citricidus are significant |
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