Classical biological control of the citrus blackfly Aleurocanthus woglumi by Amitus hesperidum in Trinidad

BioControl

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 751-759

  White, G L ^a   Kairo, M T K ^b   Lopez, V ^b  

^a Caroni Limited Trinidad and Tobago   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b Caribbean and Latin America Regional Centre   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Aleurocanthus woglumi; Aleyrodidae; Amitus hesperidum; Citrus blackfly; Classical biological control; Homoptera; Hymenoptera; Platygasteridae

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; ORCHARD; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LESSER ANTILLES; OCEANIC REGIONS; TRINIDAD [TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO]; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; WORLD;

ALEUROCANTHUS WOGLUMI; ALEYRODIDAE; AMITUS; AMITUS HESPERIDUM; APHELINIDAE; CITRUS; ENCARSIA PERPLEXA; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; PLATYGASTRIDAE;

EID: 23844476505     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-005-0924-7     Document Type: Article

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