Parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Aphidiinae; Aphelinidae) of four principal pest aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae) on greenhouse vegetable crops in Japan

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 237-249

  Takada, Hajimu ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aphid parasitoids; Biological control agents; Key; Pest aphids; Tritrophic relationship

Indexed keywords

APHELINIDAE; APHELINUS ALBIPODUS; APHELINUS ASYCHIS; APHELINUS GOSSYPII; APHELINUS VARIPES; APHIDIDAE; APHIDIINAE; APHIDIUS; APHIDIUS GIFUENSIS; APHIS; APHIS GOSSYPII; ASYCHIS; AULACORTHUM SOLANI; BINODOXYS; BINODOXYS COMMUNIS; BRACONIDAE; DIAERETIELLA RAPAE; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; LYSIPHLEBUS; LYSIPHLEBUS FABARUM; LYSIPHLEBUS JAPONICUS; MACROSIPHUM EUPHORBIAE; MYZUS; MYZUS PERSICAE; VARIPES;

EID: 0036590670     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2002.237     Document Type: Article

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