Impact of botanical pesticides derived from Melia azedarach and Azadirachta indica on the biology of two parasitoid species of the diamondback moth

Biological Control

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-142

  Charleston, Deidre S ^a   Kfir, Rami ^a   Dicke, Marcel ^b   Vet, Louise E M ^b  

^a PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Azadirachta indica; Botanical pesticides; Cotesia plutellae; Diadromus collaris; Melia azedarach; Plutella xylostella

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; COTESIA PLUTELLAE; DIADROMUS COLLARIS; LEPIDOPTERA; MELIA AZEDARACH; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; SYRINGA;

EID: 16844367454     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2005.02.007     Document Type: Article

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