Inferring Invasion Paths Into Cotton by Creontiades dilutus (Hemiptera: Miridae) From Arid Zone and Agricultural Sources

• Published in: Environmental entomology Vol. 48; no. 6; p. 1489
• Main Authors: Cappadonna, J K, Hereward, J P, Walter, G H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 02.12.2019
• Subjects: Agriculture; Animals; Australia; Gossypium; Hemiptera; Heteroptera; Insecta; Australia; native pest; multiple host use; population connectivity; arid landscape

Managing agricultural pests that use multiple host plant species is a challenge when individuals move between host plants in natural vegetation and agricultural environments. The green mirid (Creontiades dilutus) Stål (Hemiptera: Miridae) is endemic to Australia and routinely invades cotton from loc...