The lettuce aphid, <i>Nasonovia ribisnigri</i> (Homoptera: Aphididae) damaging lettuce crops in British Columbia

Authors

  • A. R. Forbes Research Station Agriculture Canada Vancouver, B.C.
  • J. R. Mackenzie Research Station Agriculture Canada Vancouver, B.C.

Keywords:

lettuce aphid, <i>Nasonovia ribisnigri</i>, Homoptera, Aphididae

Abstract

The lettuce aphid, <i>Nasonovia ribisnigri</i> (Mosley), is recorded for the first time as a serious pest of lettuce in the Cloverdale area of British Columbia.

References

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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, United Kingdom. 1978. Lettuce aphids. HVD 55. 7 pp.

Smith, C.F. and C.S. Parron. 1978. An annotated list of Aphididae (Homoptera) of North America. N.C. Agr. Exp. Sta. Tech. Bul. No. 255. 428 pp.

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2019-09-06

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Vol. 79 (1982): Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia

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