A revision of the chinese species of encarsia förster (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae): Parasitoids of whiteflies, scale insects and aphids (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae, Diaspididae, Aphidoidea)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1825-1966

  Huang, J ^a   Polaszek, A ^b  

^a FUJIAN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; China; Identification; Natural enemies; Parasitoids; Pests; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ENCARSIA;

EID: 0032420104     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222939800770911     Document Type: Article

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