Natural occurrence of Wolbachia-infected and uninfected Trichogramma species in tomato fields in Portugal

Biological Control

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 375-381

  Gonçalves, Catarina I ^a   Huigens, Martinus E ^b   Verbaarschot, Patrick ^b   Duarte, Sónia ^a   Mexia, António ^a   Tavares, João ^c  

^a Estacao Agronomica Nacional   (Portugal)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biological control; Lepidopteran pests; Thelytoky; Tomato; Trichogramma wasps; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; TRICHOGRAMMA; TRICHOGRAMMA CORDUBENSIS; TRICHOGRAMMA EVANESCENS; TRICHOGRAMMA PINTOI; TRICHOGRAMMA TURKESTANICA; TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 33646694556     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2005.11.015     Document Type: Article

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