The susceptibility of Aphelinus mali (Haldeman), a parasitoid of Eriosoma lanigerum (Hausmann), to pesticides used in apple orchards in the Elgin area, Western Cape Province, South africa

African Entomology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 91-95

  Heunis, J M ^a   Pringle, K L ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aphelinus mali; Eriosoma lanigerum; IPM; Pesticides; Woolly apple aphid

Indexed keywords

APHELINUS; APHIDIDAE; ERIOSOMA; ERIOSOMA LANIGERUM; INSECTA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0038759824     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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