Parasitoids of obscure mealybug, Pseudococcus viburni (Hem.: Pseudococcidae) in California: Establishment of Pseudaphycus flavidulus (Hym.: Encyrtidae) and discussion of related parasitoid species

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-57

  Daane, Kent M ^a   Cooper, Monica L ^a   Triapitsyn, Serguei V ^b   Andrews Jr , John W ^c   Ripa, Renato ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecurias   (Chile)

Author keywords

Linepithema humile; Pseudaphycus; Pseudococcus longispinus; Pseudococcus viburni; Vineyards

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; INSECT; PARASITOID; TAXONOMY; VINEYARD;

CALIFORNIA; CHILE; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANAGYRUS PSEUDOCOCCI; COCCIDOXENOIDES PERMINUTUS; ENCYRTIDAE; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPTOMASTIDEA ABNORMIS; LEPTOMASTIX DACTYLOPII; LEPTOMASTIX EPONA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; PEREGRINA; PSEUDAPHYCUS; PSEUDAPHYCUS FLAVIDULUS; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE; PSEUDOCOCCUS LONGISPINUS; PSEUDOCOCCUS VIBURNI; VITACEAE; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 38849108836     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150701729906     Document Type: Article

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