Natural enemies of three mealybug species (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) found on citrus and effects of some insecticides on the mealybug parasitoid Coccidoxenoides peregrinus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in South Africa

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 243-254

  Wakgari, W M ^a   Giliomee, J H ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

INSECTICIDE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; NATURAL ENEMY; PEST SPECIES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CITRUS FRUIT; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEMIPTERA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HYMENOPTERA; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CITRUS; FEMALE; HEMIPTERA; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTICIDES; MALE; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; CITRUS; CITRUS LIMON; CITRUS RETICULATA; ENCYRTIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; PEREGRINUS; PLANOCOCCUS CITRI; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE; PSEUDOCOCCUS; PSEUDOCOCCUS CALCEOLARIAE; PSEUDOCOCCUS LONGISPINUS;

EID: 0038683237     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BER2003235     Document Type: Article

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