Parasitoids associated with the common pistachio psylla, Agonoscena pistaciae, in Iran

Biological Control

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 385-390

  Mehrnejad, M R ^a,b   Emami, S Y ^a  

^a Iranian Pistachio Research Institute   (Iran)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agonoscena pistaciae; Alternative host; Aphid; Aphis craccivora; Aphis gossypii; Apparent competition; Biological control; Hyperparasitoid; Natural enemies; Pistachio psylla; Pistacia vera; Psyllid

Indexed keywords

AGONOSCENA PISTACIAE; APHIDIDAE; APHIS CRACCIVORA; APHIS GOSSYPII; CHARTOCERUS; CHARTOCERUS KURDJUMOVI; DIAPHORINAE; LYSIPHLEBUS FABARUM; MARIETTA; MARIETTA PICTA; PACHYNEURON; PACHYNEURON APHIDIS; PACHYNEURON MUSCARUM; PISTACIA VERA; PSYLLA; PSYLLAEPHAGUS; PSYLLAPHYCUS DIAPHORINAE; PSYLLIDAE; SYRPHOPHAGUS APHIDIVORUS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 13744261116     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2004.12.004     Document Type: Article

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