Intraguild predation and interference by the mealybug predator Cryptolaemus montrouzieri on the parasitoid Leptomastix dactylopii

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 933-944

  Chong, Juang Horng ^a,b   Oetting, Ronald D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Coccinellidae; Competition; Encyrtidae; Interference; Intraguild predation; Pseudococcidae

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; INSECT; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; INTRAGUILD PREDATION; LARVA; PARASITOID; PREDATOR;

CITRUS; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CRYPTOLAEMUS MONTROUZIERI; ENCYRTIDAE; LEPTOMASTIX DACTYLOPII; PLANOCOCCUS CITRI; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE;

EID: 35649008432     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150701596305     Document Type: Article

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