Effects of insect growth regulators on citrus mealybug parasitoid Leptomastix dactylopii (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1239-1244

  Rothwangl, Katharina B ^a   Cloyd, Raymond A ^a   Wiedenmann, Robert N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrus mealybug; Compatibility; Insect growth regulators; Integrated pest management; Leptomastix dactylopii

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; COLEUS; ENCYRTIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; LEPTOMASTIX DACTYLOPII; PLANOCOCCUS CITRI; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE; SOLENOSTEMON; SOLENOSTEMON SCUTELLAROIDES;

EID: 4444332083     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-97.4.1239     Document Type: Article

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