Computer-aided consultation and identification system for insect pests infesting fruits |
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| Authors: | Chen Nai-zhong Shen Zuo-rui |
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| Institution: | Animal and Plant Quarantine Institute, AQSIQ, Beijing 100029 (China); Plant Protection College, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094 (China) |
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| Abstract: | A computer database has been developed on insect pests infesting fruits, for use by phytosanitary inspectors and pest risk analysts in China. A total of 304 species is covered. Besides basic nomenclatural, biological and distributional information on each pest, the database includes dangerousness scores calculated according to a new system, and an identification system based on external characters. |
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