Interactions between the red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta and the parasitoid Lipolexis scutellaris potentially affect classical biological control of the aphid Toxoptera citricida

Biological Control

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-19

  Hill, Shane L ^a   Hoy, Marjorie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian cockroach; Biological control; Blattella asahinai; Brown citrus aphid; Citrus; Lipolexis scutellaris; Mummy predation; Red imported fire ant; Solenopsis invicta; Toxoptera citricida

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA; BLATTELLA ASAHINAI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CITRUS; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LIPOLEXIS; LIPOLEXIS SCUTELLARIS; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; TOXOPTERA CITRICIDA;

EID: 0037404335     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-9644(02)00186-X     Document Type: Article

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