A morphometric method to assist in defining the South American origins of Microctonus hyperodae loan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) established in New Zealand

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 189-206

  Phillips, C B ^a,b   Baird, D B ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Argentine stem weevil; biological control; geographic populations; Listronotus bonariensis; Microctonus hyperodae; morphometrics; parasitoid

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINE STEM WEEVIL; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGIN; MORPHOMETRIC METHOD; PARASITOID;

NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH AMERICA;

BRACONIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MICROCTONUS HYPERODAE;

EID: 0030302597     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583159650039386     Document Type: Article

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