Timing of releases of gregarious Muscidifurax raptorellus (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) to control flies associated with confined beef cattle

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-63

  Petersen, J J ^a   Currey, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; House fly; Hymenoptera; Muscidifurax raptorellus; Pteromalidae; Stable fly

Indexed keywords

MUSCIDIFURAX RAPTORELLUS;

EID: 0030026258     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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