Potential manageable exploitation of social wasps, Vespula spp. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), as generalist predators of insect pests

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 281-285

  Donovan, Barry J ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Generalist pest insect predator; Management potential; Vespiary industry; Vespula spp.

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; GENERALIST; PEST CONTROL; PREDATION; WASP;

APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; POLISTES; VESPIDAE; VESPULA;

EID: 0344272322     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0967087031000123698     Document Type: Article

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