Is the potential of Coccidoxenoides perminutus, a mealybug parasitoid, limited by climatic or nutritional factors?

Biological Control

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 181-188

  Davies, Andrew P ^a   Ceballo, Flor A ^a   Walter, Gimme H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult food; Alphitonia excelsa var. acutifolia; Alpinia zerumbet; Biological control; Climate; Coccidoxenoides perminutus; Conservation; Habitat manipulation; Planococcus citri; Russelia equisetiformis; Saturation deficit

Indexed keywords

ALPHITONIA; ALPHITONIA EXCELSA; ALPINIA; ALPINIA ZERUMBET; CITRUS; PLANOCOCCUS CITRI; RUSSELIA EQUISETIFORMIS;

EID: 4143079421     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2004.05.005     Document Type: Article

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