Biological control of alfalfa weevil in North America

Integrated Pest Management Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 225-242

  Radcliffe, Edward B ^a   Flanders, Kathy L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Alfalfa weevil; Biological control; Classical biological control; Hypera postica; Medicago sativa

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL;

NORTH AMERICA;

ANAPHES LUNA; BATHYPLECTES ANURUS; BATHYPLECTES CURCULIONIS; BATHYPLECTES STENOSTIGMA; BRACONIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; DIBRACHOIDES DYNASTES; EULOPHIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; HYPERA POSTICA; ICHNEUMONIDAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MICROCTONUS AETHIOPOIDES; MICROCTONUS COLESI; MYMARIDAE; OOMYZUS INCERTUS; PERIDESMIA DISCUS; PTEROMALIDAE; ZOOPHTHORA PHYTONOMI;

EID: 0032300692     PISSN: 13535226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009611219360     Document Type: Article

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