Evaluation of molecular markers for discriminating Gonatocerus morrilli (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae): A biological control agent for Homalodisca vitripennis

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 749-757

  De León, Jesse H ^a   Morgan, David J W ^b  

^a KIKA DE LA GARZA SUBTROPICAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Diagnostic markers; Glassy winged sharpshooter; Gonatocerus walkerjonesi; Natural enemies

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOMARKER; INSECT; NATURAL ENEMY;

GONATOCERUS; GONATOCERUS MORRILLI; HOMALODISCA; HOMALODISCA COAGULATA; HYMENOPTERA; MYMARIDAE;

EID: 34648825242     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2007)100[749:EOMMFD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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