Geographic distributions of Peristenus conradi and P. digoneutis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), parasites of the alfalfa plant bug and the tarnished plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) in the northeastern United States

Journal of the New York Entomological Society

Volumn 106, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 69-75

  Day, W H ^a   Tropp, J M ^a   Eaton, A T ^a,b   Romig, R F ^a,c   Van Driesche, R G ^a,d   Chianese, R J ^a,e  

^a USDA ARS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c University of West Chester   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^e New Jersey Dept of Agriculture   (United States)

Author keywords

Adelphocoris; Alfalfa; Lygus spp.; Parasites; Peristenus spp.

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039394611     PISSN: 00287199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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1. Day, W. H. 1994. Estimating mortality caused by parasites and diseases of insects: comparisons of the dissection and rearing methods. Environ. Entomol. 23:543-550.
2. Day, W. H. 1996. An evaluation of biological control of the tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris (Hemiptera:Miridae), in alfalfa by the introduced parasite Peristenus digoneutis (Hymenoptera:Braconidae). Environ. Entomol. 25:512-518.
3. Day, W. H., R. C. Hedlund, L. B. Saunders, and D. Coutinot. 1990. Establishment of Peristenus digoneutis (Hymenoptera:Braconidae), a parasite of the tarnished plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) in the United States. Environ. Entomol. 19:1528-1533.
4. Day, W. H., P. M. Marsh, R. W. Fuester, H. Hoyer, and R. J. Dysart. 1992. Biology, initial effect, and description of a new species of Peristenus (Hymenoptera:Braconidae), a parasite of the alfalfa plant bug (Hemiptera:Miridae), recently established in the United States. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 85:482-488.