Impact of Introduction of Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) and Classical Biological Control Releases of Fopius arisanus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Economically Important Fruit Flies in French Polynesia

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 670-679

  Vargas, Roger I ^a   Leblanc, Luc ^a,b   Putoa, Rudolph ^a,c   Eitam, Avi ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c Dept Protection des Vegetaux   (French Polynesia)

Author keywords

Bactrocera species; Classical biocontrol; Competitive displacement; Oriental fruit fly

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FRUIT; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYNESIA; TEPHRITIDAE; WASP;

ANIMALS; FRUIT; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; POLYNESIA; TEPHRITIDAE; WASPS;

BACTROCERA DORSALIS; BACTROCERA KIRKI; BACTROCERA TRYONI; BRACONIDAE; DIPTERA; FOPIUS ARISANUS; HYMENOPTERA; PSIDIUM; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 34250740419     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2007)100[670:IOIOBD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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