Mass rearing of Pseudophilothrips ichini (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), an approved biological control agent for Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolius (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 338-340

  Cuda, J P ^a   Gillmore, J L ^a   Medal, J C ^a   Pedrosa Macedo, J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; HOST RANGE; REARING; THRIPS;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANACARDIACEAE; HEXAPODA; PHLAEOTHRIPIDAE; SAPINDALES; SCHINUS TEREBINTHIFOLIUS; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 45849152566     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2008)91[338:MROPIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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