Foreign exploration for natural enemies of the Colorado potato beetle in Central and South America

Biological Control

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-8

  O'Neil, Robert J ^a   Cañas, Luis A ^b   Obrycki, John J ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classical biological control; Colorado potato beetle natural enemies; Importation biological control; Leptinotarsa; Solanum

Indexed keywords

ACARI; CHRYSOMELOBIA; COLEOPTERA; CONURA; EDOVUM PUTTLERI; ENDORETICULATUS; LEPTINOTARSA; LEPTINOTARSA DECEMLINEATA; MICROSPORIDIUM; MICROSPORUM; MYIOPHARUS; PERILAMPUS; SOLANUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TACHINIDAE;

EID: 14944370232     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2005.01.010     Document Type: Article

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