Host selection by Aphidius rosae Haliday (Hym., Braconidae) with respect to assessment of host specificity in biological control

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-63

  Kitt, J T ^a   Keller, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL;

BIOCONTROL AGENT; HOST SPECIFICITY; PARASITOID WASP; ROSE APHID;

APHIDIDAE; APHIDIUS ROSAE; BRACONIDAE; HOMOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; MACROSIPHUM EUPHORBIAE; MACROSIPHUM ROSAE; MACROSIPHUM ROSEA;

EID: 0031922455     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.1998.tb01462.x     Document Type: Article

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