Evaluation of Allorhogas pyralophagus Marsh (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) for the biological control of Diatraea spp. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in sugar-cane in Guyana

Crop Protection

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 723-726

  Dasrat, B ^a   Rajkumar, A ^a   Richards Haynes, C ^a   Quashie Williams, C ^a   Eastwood, D ^a  

^a GuySuCo   (Guyana)

Author keywords

Allorhogas pyralophagus; Biocontrol; Diatraea; Sugar cane

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FIELD RELEASE; MASS PRODUCTION; SUGAR CANE;

GUYANA;

ALLORHOGAS PYRALOPHAGUS; BRACONIDAE; CENTRELLA; DIATRAEA; ECHINOCHLOA POLYSTACHYA; HYMENTOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; PASPALUM VIRGATUM; POACEAE; PYRALIDAE; SACCHARUM;

EID: 0031463723     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(97)00063-X     Document Type: Article

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