Feeding range studies of Rodolia cardinalis (Mulsant), a candidate biological control agent of Icerya purchasi Maskell in the Galapagos islands

Biological Control

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 315-325

  Causton, Charlotte E ^a   Lincango, Maria Piedad ^a   Poulsom, Thomas G A ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN RESEARCH STATION   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Biological control; Conservation; Gal pagos; Icerya purchasi; Non target impacts; Prey range; Risk assessment; Rodolia cardinalis

Indexed keywords

CARDINALIS; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEMIPTERA; ICERYA; ICERYA PURCHASI; INVERTEBRATA; MARGARODES SIMILIS; MARGARODIDAE; RODOLIA CARDINALIS;

EID: 1642579572     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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