Biology of mozena obtusa (Hemiptera: Coreidae), a candidate for the biological control of mesquite, Prosopis spp. (Fabaceae)

Biological Control

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-110

  Cuda, J P ^a,b   DeLoach, C Jack ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anastatus semiflavidus; Classical biological control; Gryon atrum; Mesquite; Mozena obtusa; Natural enemies; Ooencyrtus johnsoni; Prosopis; Trichopoda pennipes

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BIOLOGY; MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

ANASTATUS SEMIFLAVIDUS; GRYON ATRUM; MOZENA OBTUSA; OOENCYRTUS JOHNSONI; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS GLANDULOSA; PROSOPIS RUSCIFOLIA; TRICHOPODA PENNIPES;

EID: 0031724483     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1998.0644     Document Type: Article

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