The occurrence of parasitoids attacking citrus weevil eggs on Saint Lucia

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 407-409

  Ulmer, Bryan J ^a   Peña, Jorge E ^a   Lapointe, Stephen L ^b   Mathurin, Guy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries   (Saint Lucia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG PARASITOID; INSECT; POLYCULTURE; PREDATOR;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LESSER ANTILLES; SAINT LUCIA; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

BARYSCAPUS; CITRUS; CURCULIONIDAE; EULOPHIDAE; HAECKELIANIA; HYMENOPTERA; QUADRASTICHUS HAITIENSIS; TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE;

EID: 33748750418     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: 00154040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2006)89[407:TOOPAC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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