Parasitization of Bemisia argentifolii (Hom.: Aleyrodidae) by Encarsia pergandiella (Hym.: Aphelinidae)

Entomophaga

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 95-103

  Schuster, D J ^a   Price, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bemisia argentifolii; Bemisia tabaci; Biological control; Encarsia pergandiella

Indexed keywords

ALEYRODIDAE; APHELINIDAE; ARTHROPODA; BEMISIA ARGENTIFOLII; BEMISIA TABACI; ENCARSIA PERGANDIELLA; IPOMOEA BATATAS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM MELONGENA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; CUCURBITA; CUCURBITACEAE; HOMOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; SOLANACEAE;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; PARASITOID; SILVERLEAF WHITEFLY;

EID: 0030299237     PISSN: 00138959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02893296     Document Type: Article

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