Evaluation of Fopius arisanus as a biological control agent for the olive fruit fly in California

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 423-431

  Sime, K R ^a   Daane, K M ^a   Wang, X G ^b   Johnson, M W ^b   Messing, R H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Braconidae; Hymenoptera; Olive; Parasitoid biology; Tephritidae

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA OLEAE; BRACONIDAE; DIACHASMIMORPHA KRAUSSII; DIPTERA; FOPIUS ARISANUS; HYMENOPTERA; OPIUS CONCOLOR; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 53749101793     PISSN: 14619555     EISSN: 14619563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-9563.2008.00401.x     Document Type: Article

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