Aphelinid parasitoids as sustainable biological control agents in greenhouses

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 121, Issue 9-10, 1997, Pages 473-485

  Van Lenteren, J C ^a   Drost, Y C ^a   Van Roermund, H J W ^a   Posthuma Doodeman, C J A M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; GREENHOUSE WHITEFLY; NATURAL ENEMY; PARASITOID WASP;

ALEYRODIDAE; APHELINIDAE; ENCARSIA FORMOSA; HOMOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; TRIALEURODES VAPORARIORUM;

EID: 0031417613     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.1997.tb01437.x     Document Type: Article

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