The ectoparasitic pupal parasitoid, Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), attacks other primary tephritid fruit fly parasitoids: Host expansion and potential non-target impact

Biological Control

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 227-236

  Wang, Xin Geng ^a   Messing, Russell H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Ectoparasitoid; Fruit fly parasitoids; Hyperparasitism; Non target impact

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA CUCURBITAE; BACTROCERA LATIFRONS; CAPITATA; CERATITIS; CERATITIS CAPITATA; DIACHASMIMORPHA; DIACHASMIMORPHA LONGICAUDATA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FOPIUS ARISANUS; HYMENOPTERA; MELANOGASTER; OPIUS; PACHYCREPOIDEUS; PTEROMALIDAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 4143154116     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2004.04.019     Document Type: Article

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