Host specificity of Spathius agrili Yang (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), an important parasitoid of the emerald ash borer

Biological Control

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 216-221

  Yang, Zhong Qi ^a   Wang, Xiao Yi ^a   Gould, Juli R ^b   Wu, Hui ^c  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c North Greening Center   (China)

Author keywords

Agrilus planipennis; Biological control; Emerald ash borer; Host range; Natural enemy importation; Spathius agrili; Specificity

Indexed keywords

AGRILUS; AGRILUS PLANIPENNIS; AILANTHUS; AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA; ARTHROPODA; BRACONIDAE; BUPRESTIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS PENNSYLVANICA; FRAXINUS VELUTINA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA; SPATHIUS AGRILI;

EID: 53249149095     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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