Identification of priority areas in South America for exploration of natural enemies for classical biological control of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Africa

Biological Control

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 373-379

  Fiaboe, Komi K M ^a,d   Fonseca, Rafael L ^b,c   de Moraes, Gilberto J ^c   Ogol, Callistus K P O ^d   Knapp, Markus ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b Ed Business Point   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Classical biological control; Climatic model; Natural enemies; Surveys; Tetranychus evansi

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARANEAE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS EVANSI;

EID: 33746731089     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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