Establishment of Peristenus digoneutis and P. relictus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in California for the control of Lygus spp. (Heteroptera: Miridae)

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 261-272

  Pickett, Charles H ^a,f   Rodriguez, Ryan ^a,g   Brown, Jim ^a   Coutinot, Dominique ^b   Hoelmer, Kim A ^b,h   Kuhlmann, Ulrich ^c   Goulet, Henri ^d   Schwartz, Michael D ^d   Goodell, Peter B ^e  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c CABI   (Switzerland)

^d AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f CDFA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h USDA ARS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfafa; Importation biological control; Western tarnished plant bug

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PARASITOID; WASP;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SACRAMENTO; UNITED STATES;

BRACONIDAE; FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HETEROPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; LYGUS; LYGUS ELISUS; LYGUS HESPERUS; LYGUS LINEOLARIS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MIRIDAE; PERISTENUS; PERISTENUS DIGONEUTIS; PERISTENUS STYGICUS; RELICTUS;

EID: 33947710708     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150701211475     Document Type: Article

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