Prey selection by Dicyphus hesperus of infected or parasitized greenhouse whitefly

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 485-494

  Labbe, Roselyne ^a   Cloutier, Conrad ^a   Brodeur, Jacques ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; biological control; Dicyphus hesperus; Encarsia formosa; intraguild interaction; Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP PEST; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY SELECTION; WHITEFLY;

ALEYRODIDAE; BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; DICYPHUS HESPERUS; ENCARSIA FORMOSA; FUNGI; MIRIDAE; TRIALEURODES VAPORARIORUM;

EID: 33745152317     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150500532535     Document Type: Article

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