Opiine parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of tropical fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of the Australian and South Pacific region

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 545-569

  Carmichael, A E ^a   Wharton, R A ^b   Clarke, A R ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Bactrocera; Biological control; Natural enemies; Papua New Guinea

Indexed keywords

NATURAL ENEMY; PARASITOID; PEST SPECIES; WASP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; HISTOLOGY; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PARASITOLOGY; TEPHRITIDAE; WASP;

ANIMALS; OCEANIA; TEPHRITIDAE; WASPS;

BIOSTERES; BRACONIDAE; BULLADACUS; DIACHASMIMORPHA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FOPIUS; FOPIUS ARISANUS; FOPIUS VANDENBOSCHI; HYMENOPTERA; OPIUS; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 29844440746     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BER2005383     Document Type: Article

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