Developing a Commercially Viable System for Biological Control of Light Brown Apple Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Grapes Using Endemic Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 370-382

  Glenn, Deann C ^a,b   Hoffmann, Ary A ^b  

^a Institute for Horticultural Development   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological control; Epiphyas postvittana; Grape vines; Inundative release; Trichogramma spp

Indexed keywords

EPIPHYAS POSTVITTANA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; TORTRICIDAE; TRICHOGRAMMA; TRICHOGRAMMA CARVERAE; TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE; VESPIDAE; VITACEAE; VITIS SP.; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 0000292394     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/90.2.370     Document Type: Article

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