The species of Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) introduced to North America for biological control of the cabbage seedpod weevil, and the first recovery of Stenomalina gracilis (Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae)

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 285-291

  Gibson, Gary A P ^a   Gillespie, David R ^a   Dosdall, Lloyd ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; INSECT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PEST CONTROL;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICACEAE; CEUTORHYNCHUS OBSTRICTUS; CHALCIDOIDEA; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; HABROCYTUS; HYMENOPTERA; MESOPOLOBUS; PTEROMALIDAE; PTEROMALUS PUPARUM; TRICHOMALUS; TRICHOMALUS PERFECTUS;

EID: 33748338142     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/N05-110     Document Type: Article

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