Method for continuously rearing Lixadmontia franki (Diptera: Tachinidae), a potential biological control agent of Metamasius callizona (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 348-353

  Suazo, Alonso ^a   Arismendi, Nolberto ^b   Frank, J H ^a   Cave, Ronald D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ZAMORANO UNIVERSITY   (Honduras)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Bromeliad weevils; Parasitic fly; Parasitism; Rearing

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FLY; HOST; PARASITE; PARASITISM; PLANT; REARING;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; DIPTERA; DRYOPHTHORINAE; METAMASIUS; METAMASIUS CALLIZONA; TACHINIDAE; TILLANDSIA;

EID: 33748749059     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: 00154040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2006)89[348:MFCRLF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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