Impact of native predators and parasites on Spodoptera exigua, an introduced pest of alfalfa hay in northern California

BioControl

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 323-338

  Ehler, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Exotic pests; Generalist predators; Parasite guild; Spodoptera exigua

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; EGG PREDATION; ENDOPARASITE; HAY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LARVA; MOTH; NATIVE SPECIES; PEST SPECIES; PREDATOR; VIRUS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOCORIDAE; BRACONIDAE; CHELONUS INSULARIS; COCCINELLIDAE; COLLOPS VITTATUS; HIPPODAMIA CONVERGENS; HYPOSOTER EXIGUAE; ICHNEUMONIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; LYGUS HESPERUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MELYRIDAE; MIRIDAE; NABIDAE; NABIS AMERICOFERUS; NOCTUIDAE; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; ORIUS TRISTICOLOR; PRISTOMERUS SPINATOR; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA;

EID: 34247324328     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-006-9023-7     Document Type: Article

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