A comparison of control results for the alien invasive woodwasp, Sirex noctilio, in the southern hemisphere

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 159-171

  Hurley, Brett P ^a   Slippers, Bernard ^a   Wingfield, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological control; Deladenus siricidicola; Parasitic wasps; Pinus; Silviculture; Sirex noctilio; Southern hemisphere

Indexed keywords

DELADEMUS SIRICIDICOLA; SIREX NOCTILIO; VESPOIDEA;

EID: 34447507819     PISSN: 14619555     EISSN: 14619563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-9563.2007.00340.x     Document Type: Review

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