Biological assessment in quarantine of Asecodes hispinarum Bouček (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) as an imported biological control agent of Brontispa longissima (Gestro) (Coleoptera: Hispidae) in Hainan, China

Biological Control

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-35

  Lu, Baoqian ^a   Tang, Chao ^a   Peng, Zhengqiang ^a   La Salle, John ^b   Wan, Fanghao ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Institute of Vegetables and Flowers Department of Entomology   (China)

Author keywords

Adult nutrition; Asecodes hispinarum; Brontispa longissima; Comparative demography; Development time; Host preference; Life history; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ASECODES; BRONTISPA LONGISSIMA; COLEOPTERA; EULOPHIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 40249118242     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2007.11.008     Document Type: Article

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