Distribution of natural enemies of euonymus scale, Unaspis euonymi (Comstock) (Homoptera: Diaspididae), in New Jersey

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 602-607

  Matadha, Deepak ^a   Hamilton, George C ^a   Hughes, Marilyn G ^a   Lashomb, James H ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphytis proclia; Chilocorus kuwanae; Cybocephalus sp.nr. nipponicus; Distribution; Encarsia citrina; Unaspis euonymi

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NATURAL ENEMY; SURVEY;

NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

APHELINIDAE; APHYTIS; APHYTIS PROCLIA; CHILOCORUS; CHILOCORUS KUWANAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CYBOCEPHALUS NIPPONICUS; DIASPIDIDAE; ENCARSIA; ENCARSIA CITRINA; ENCARSIA DIASPIDICOLA; EUONYMUS; HEMIPTERA; HOMOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; UNASPIS EUONYMI;

EID: 0037559518     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-32.3.602     Document Type: Article

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