Engineering an invasion: Classical biological control of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis, by the egg parasitoid Gonatocerus ashmeadi in Tahiti and Moorea, French Polynesia

Biological Invasions

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-148

  Grandgirard, Julie ^a   Hoddle, Mark S ^b   Petit, Jerome N ^a   Roderick, George K ^a   Davies, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Classical biological control; Impact assessment; Parasitoid introduction; Pest control; Xylella fastidiosa

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; EGG PARASITOID; HOST SPECIFICITY; INSECT; PARASITISM; PEST CONTROL;

FRENCH POLYNESIA; MOOREA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; SOCIETY ISLANDS; TAHITI; WINDWARD ISLANDS [SOCIETY ISLANDS];

CICADELLIDAE; GONATOCERUS ASHMEADI; HEMIPTERA; HOMALODISCA; HOMALODISCA COAGULATA; HYMENOPTERA; MYMARIDAE; XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA;

EID: 38349103625     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-007-9116-y     Document Type: Article

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