Biology of Oriental Mealybug, Rhizoecus amorphophalli Betremand and its Coccinellid Predator, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant on Elephant Foot Yam

Authors

  • Rajasekhara Rao Korada Principal Scientist Regional Centre, Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Bhubaneswar 751 019, Odisha, India
  • Swagatika Misra Regional Centre, Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Bhubaneswar 751 019, Odisha, India
  • Bijoy Kumar Mishra Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

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2015-01-15

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Korada, R. . R., Misra, S., & Mishra, B. K. (2015). Biology of Oriental Mealybug, Rhizoecus amorphophalli Betremand and its Coccinellid Predator, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant on Elephant Foot Yam. JOURNAL OF ROOT CROPS, 39(2), 265–268. Retrieved from https://journal.isrc.in/index.php/jrc/article/view/221

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