Evaluation of the Argentinian parasitoid, Trichopoda giacomellii (Diptera: Tachinidae), for biological control of Nezara viridula (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Australia

Biological Control

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-24

  Sands, D P A ^a   Coombs, M T ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Biological control; Host specificity; Nezara viridula; Trichopoda giacomellii

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; PARASITOID;

ALCIPHRON; ALCIPHRON GLAUCAS; AMBLYPELTA; AMBLYPELTA LUTESCENS; AMBLYPELTA NITIDA; ANAXARCHUS; ANAXARCHUS PARDALINUS; BIPRORULUS; BIPRORULUS BIBAX; CEMATULUS; CEMATULUS NASALIS; COREIDAE; CUSPICONA; CUSPICONA FORTICORNIS; CUSPICONA SIMPLEX; DIPTERA; FABRICIUS; GLAUCIAS; GLAUCIAS AMYOTI; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LAMPROMICRA; LAMPROMICRA SENATOR; MUSGRAVEIA SULCIVENTRIS; NASALIS; NEZARA VIRIDULA; OECHALIA; OECHALIA SCHELLENBERGII; PENTATOMIDAE; PIEZODOROUS; PIEZODOROUS HYBNERI; PLAUTIA; PLAUTIA AFFINIS; TACHINIDAE; TECTOCORIS DIOPHTHALMUS; TESSARATOMIDAE; TRICHOPODA; TRICHOPODA GIACOMELLII;

EID: 0032902586     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1999.0695     Document Type: Article

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