Biology of a South American population of Eretmocerus sp. (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) attacking the greenhouse whitefly

Biological Control

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-5

  López, Silvia Noemí ^a   Botto, Eduardo N ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

biological control; demography; Encarsia formosa; Eretmocerus sp.; Lycopersicum esculentum; Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Indexed keywords

ALEYRODIDAE; APHELINIDAE; ENCARSIA FORMOSA; ERETMOCERUS; HYMENOPTERA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; TRIALEURODES VAPORARIORUM;

EID: 0031149877     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1997.0510     Document Type: Article

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