A long-term survey of parasitoid species composition and parasitism of Trichoplusia ni (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), and Pieris rapae (Lepidopiera: Pieridae) in Minnesota Cabbage

Journal of Entomological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 211-221

  Wold Burkness, Suzanne J ^a   Hutchison, W D ^a   Lee, Jana C ^a,b   Hines, R L ^a,c   Bolin, P C ^a,d   Heimpel, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b USFS Pacific SW Research Station ^*  (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Cabbage; Compsilura concinnata; Cotesia glomerata; Diadegma insulare; Parasitoid

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; COMPSILURA CONCINNATA; COPIDOSOMA FLORIDANUM; COTESIA GLOMERATA; COTESIA RUBECULA; DIADEGMA INSULARE; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; PHRYXE PECOSENSIS; PIERIDAE; PIERIS RAPAE; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE; PTEROMALUS PUPARUM; TRICHOPLUSIA NI; VORIA RURALIS;

EID: 32544445039     PISSN: 07498004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18474/0749-8004-40.2.211     Document Type: Article

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