Classical biological control of the pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green), in southern California

Biological Control

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-166

  Roltsch, William J ^a   Meyerdirk, Dale E ^b   Warkentin, Richard ^b   Andress, Earl R ^b   Carrera, Karina ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allotropa mecrida; Anagyrus kamali; Biological control; Encyrtidae; Gyranusoidea indica; Hyperparasitism; Maconellicoccus hirsutus; Non target impact; Parasitism; Platygastridae

Indexed keywords

ALLOTROPA (WASP); ANAGYRUS KAMALI; CERATONIA SILIQUA; CHARTOCERUS; ENCYRTIDAE; GYRANUSOIDEA; HIBISCUS; MACONELLICOCCUS HIRSUTUS; MARIETTA; MORUS (PLANT); PLATYGASTRIDAE; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE;

EID: 33645114369     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2006.01.006     Document Type: Article

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