Establishment of Oomyzus gallerucae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), an egg parasite of the elm leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), in Missouri and adjacent states

Biological Control

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 20-24

  Puttler, Benjamin ^a   Bailey, Wayne C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Bathyplectes tristis; Egg parasite; Elm leaf beetle; Oomyzus gallerucae; Parasite distribution Collyria calcitrator; Patasson nitens; Xanthogaleruca luteola

Indexed keywords

BATHYPLECTES TRISTIS; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; COLLYRIA; COLLYRIA CALCITRATOR; EULOPHIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; OOMYZUS GALLERUCAE; PATASSON; PATASSON NITENS; TETRASTICHUS; ULMUS; XANTHOGALERUCA LUTEOLA;

EID: 0037405633     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-9644(02)00188-3     Document Type: Article

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