The influence of pruning on wasp inhabitants of galls induced by hemadas nabilipennis ashmead (hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) on lowbush blueberry

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1245-1253

  Hayman, David I ^a   MacKenzie, Kenna E ^b   Reekie, Edward G ^a  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gall; Hemadas nubilipennis; Lowbush blueberry; Vaccinium angustifolium

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PEST CONTROL; PLANT TUMOR; VACCINIUM; WASP;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; FRUIT; PEST CONTROL; PLANT TUMORS; VACCINIUM; WASPS;

EID: 0141975751     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/96.4.1245     Document Type: Article

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