Augmentative Releases of Metaphycus sp. nr flavus Against Citricola Scale on Oranges in the San Joaquin Valley of California: Are Early Releases Better Than Late Ones?

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1375-1387

  Schweizer, Heinrich ^a   Luck, Robert F ^a   Morse, Joseph G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentative biological control; Citrus sinensis; Heteronomous hyperparasitoid

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; COCCOPHAGUS; COCCUS PSEUDOMAGNIOLARUM; ENCYRTIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; METAPHYCUS; METAPHYCUS FLAVUS; METAPHYCUS HELVOLUS; METAPHYCUS LUTEOLUS;

EID: 0347033166     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/96.5.1375     Document Type: Article

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