Coprophilous Arthropod Community from Argentina with Species of Potential Use as Biocontrol Agents Against Pest Flies

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 191-200

  Walsh, G Cabrera ^a   Cordo, Hugo A ^a  

^a S Amer Biol Control Laboratory   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biocontrol of pest flies; Dung beetles; Fly parasitoids; Fly predators; Manure ecology; Philonthini

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; BOS TAURUS; COLEOPTERA; COPROPHILOUS; HAEMATOBIA IRRITANS; MUSCIDAE; SCARABAEUS; SCATHOPHAGIDAE; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 0000673096     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/26.2.191     Document Type: Article

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