Impact of Eretmocerus eremicus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) on open-field Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) populations

Biological Control

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 227-234

  Bellamy, David E ^a   Asplen, Mark K ^a   Byrne, David N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Density dependence; Efficacy; Inundative release

Indexed keywords

ALEYRODIDAE; APHELINIDAE; BEMISIA; BEMISIA TABACI; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; ERETMOCERUS; ERETMOCERUS EREMICUS; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; IPOMOEA BATATAS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0346305134     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-9644(03)00150-6     Document Type: Article

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