Potential of Trichogramma ostriniae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) for biological control of European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in solanaceous crops

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1209-1216

  Kuhar, Thomas P ^a   Barlow, Vonny M ^a   Hoffmann, Michael P ^a,b   Fleischer, Shelby J ^a,b   Groden, Eleanor ^a,c   Gardner, Jeffrey ^a,b   Hazzard, Ruth ^a,d   Wright, Mark G ^a,e   Pitcher, Sylvie A ^a,b   Speese III, John ^a   Westgate, Pam ^a,d  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Ostrinia nubilalis; Parasitoid; Pepper; Potato

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CHEN; CRAMBINAE; CUCUMIS; FUNGI; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRICHOGRAMMA; TRICHOGRAMMA OSTRINIAE; TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 4444261953     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/97.4.1209     Document Type: Article

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