Seasonal Abundance of Aphids and Aphidophagous Insects in Pecan
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Seasonal Occurrence of Aphids and Aphidophagous Insects
2.2. Effect of “Food Spray” on Abundance of Aphids and Aphidophagous Insects
3. Experimental Section
3.1. Seasonal Occurrence of Aphids and Aphidophagous Insects
- (1)
- of yellow pecan aphids = # YPA + RYPA:BMA × #YAN.
- (2)
- of blackmargined aphids = # BMA + RBMA:YPA × #YAN.
- (3)
- black pecan aphids = # BPA + # BPN.
3.2. Effect of “Food Spray” on Abundance of Aphids and Aphidophagous Insects
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
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Dutcher, J.D.; Karar, H.; Abbas, G. Seasonal Abundance of Aphids and Aphidophagous Insects in Pecan. Insects 2012, 3, 1257-1270. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects3041257
Dutcher JD, Karar H, Abbas G. Seasonal Abundance of Aphids and Aphidophagous Insects in Pecan. Insects. 2012; 3(4):1257-1270. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects3041257
Chicago/Turabian StyleDutcher, James D., Haider Karar, and Ghulam Abbas. 2012. "Seasonal Abundance of Aphids and Aphidophagous Insects in Pecan" Insects 3, no. 4: 1257-1270. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects3041257