Host specificity of Tectococcus ovatus (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae), a potential biological control agent of the invasive strawberry guava, Psidium cattleianum (Myrtales: Myrtaceae), in Florida

BioControl

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 439-449

  Wessels, Frank J ^a   Cuda, James P ^a   Johnson, M Tracy ^b   Pedrosa Macedo, José Henrique ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anastrepha suspensa; Biological control; Host specificity; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; FRUIT; HOST RANGE; HOST SPECIFICITY; INSECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHRUB;

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

ANASTREPHA SUSPENSA; DIPTERA; ERIOCOCCIDAE; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; HEMIPTERA; MYRTACEAE; MYRTALES; OVATUS; PSIDIUM; PSIDIUM CATTLEIANUM; PSIDIUM FRIEDRICHSTHALIANUM; PSIDIUM GUINEENSE; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 34250899163     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-006-9043-3     Document Type: Article

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