Natural establishment of a parasitoid complex on Bactrocera latifrons (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii

Biological Control

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 365-373

  Bokonon Ganta, Aimé H ^a   McQuate, Grant T ^b   Messing, Russell H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bactrocera latifrons; Biological control; Diachasmimorpha longicaudata; Diachasmimorpha tryoni; Fopius arisanus; Psyttalia incisi; Tetrastichus giffardianus

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA LATIFRONS; DIACHASMIMORPHA LONGICAUDATA; DIACHASMIMORPHA TRYONI; DIPTERA; FOPIUS ARISANUS; PSYTTALIA INCISI; SOLANUM; SOLANUM TORVUM; TEPHRITIDAE; TETRASTICHUS GIFFARDIANUS;

EID: 34547659457     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2007.05.019     Document Type: Article

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