Non-target parasitism of the endemic New Zealand red admiral butterfly (Bassaris gonerilla) by the introduced biological control agent Pteromalus puparum

Biological Control

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 329-335

  Barron, M C ^a,b   Barlow, N D ^a   Wratten, S D ^b  

^a AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bassaris gonerilla; Butterflies; Echthromorpha intricatoria; Life table; Non target parasitism; Pteromalus puparum; Telenomux sp.

Indexed keywords

BASSARIS GONERILLA; ECHTHROMORPHA INTRICATORIA; HYMENOPTERA; ICHNEUMONIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; PTEROMALIDAE; PTEROMALUS PUPARUM; SCELIONIDAE; TELENOMUS; URTICA; URTICA FEROX; VANESSA ATALANTA;

EID: 0038282985     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-9644(03)00028-8     Document Type: Article

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