Invasion and displacement of experimental populations of a conventional parasitoid by a heteronomous hyperparasitoid

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 603-618

  Williams, Trevor ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aleyrodes protella; Aphelinidae; biocontrol; E. inaron; Encarsia tricolor; Homoptera autoparasitoid; hyperparasitism

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CABBAGE WHITEFLY; HYPERPARASITOID; PARASITOID; SCALE INSECT; WHITEFLY;

ALEYRODES PROLETELLA; APHELINIDAE; ENCARSIA INARON; ENCARSIA TRICOLOR; HOMOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0030301387     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583159631244     Document Type: Article

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