IMPACT AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF OMMATISSUS LYBICUS DE BERGEVIN (HEMIPTERA: TROPIDUCHIDAE) ON DATE PALM (PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA L.)
The dubas bug, Ommatissus lybicus De Bergevin (Hemiptera: Tropiduchidae), is a piercing-sucking insect species of significant economic importance. The insect attacks date palms (Phoenix dactylifera L.), consuming phloem sap and producing large volumes of honeydew on crop leaves. The deposited honeyd...
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| Format: | Thesis (University of Nottingham only) |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/73587/ |