Parasitism and seasonal phenology of leafblister sawfly, Phylacteophaga froggatti (Hymenoptera: Pergidae), in Eucalyptus globulus plantations in south-western Australia

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 88-93

  Loch, Andrew D ^a,b   Matthiessen, John N ^a   Floyd, Rob B ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bracon confusus; Bracon phylacteophagus; Cirrospilus margiscutellum; Classical biological control

Indexed keywords

BRACON; BRACON PHYLACTEOPHAGUS; CIRROSPILUS; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS SUBSP. GLOBULUS; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; PERGIDAE; PHYLACTEOPHAGA FROGGATTI; VESPIDAE; VESPOIDEA;

EID: 2342541668     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2003.00386.x     Document Type: Article

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