Biology and ecology of Anagrus takeyanus (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), an egg parasitoid of the azalea lace bug (Heteroptera: Tingidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 383-389

  Balsdon, Julie A ^a,b   Braman, S Kristine ^a   Espelie, Karl E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

natural enemy; Rhododendron; Stephanitis pyrioides

Indexed keywords

ANAGRUS; ANAGRUS TAKEYANUS; HETEROPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; MYMARIDAE; RHODODENDRON; STEPHANITIS PYRIOIDES; TINGIDAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0030484278     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/25.2.383     Document Type: Article

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