Natural enemies of the chinch bug, Blissus antillus Leonard (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae: Blissinae), pasture pest in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 165-167

  Coracini, Déborah L A ^a   Samuels, Richard I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biological control; Brachiaria; Insecta; Parasite; Parasitoid

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745879229     PISSN: 1519556X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-566x2002000100024     Document Type: Article

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