An evaluation of some natural enemies of Spodoptera exigua on sugarbeet in northern California

BioControl

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 121-135

  Ehler, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalist predators; NPV; Parasite guild; Spodoptera exigua

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; GUILD STRUCTURE; NATURAL ENEMY; PEST CONTROL; SUGAR BEET;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOCORIDAE; ARTHROPODA; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BRACONIDAE; CHELONUS; CHRYSOPERLA; CHRYSOPERLA CARNEA; CHRYSOPIDAE; COLEOPTERA; COLLOPS; CYPOVIRUS; GEOCORIS; GEOCORIS PUNCTIPES; HETEROPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; HYPOSOTER; ICHNEUMONIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; LYGAEIDAE; LYGUS; LYGUS HESPERUS; MELYRIDAE; MIRIDAE; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; NABIDAE; NABIS; NABIS AMERICOFERUS; NEUROPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; ORIUS; ORIUS TRISTICOLOR; PRISTOMERUS; SPODOPTERA; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA; UNIDENTIFIED NUCLEAR POLYHEDROSIS VIRUSES;

EID: 1642273969     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BICO.0000017364.20596.38     Document Type: Article

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