Host range testing of a prospective classical biological control agent against cabbage maggot, Delia radicum, in Canada

Biological Control

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 210-220

  Andreassen, L D ^a,b   Kuhlmann, U ^b   Mason, P G ^c   Holliday, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CABI   (Switzerland)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agria mamillata; Aleochara bipustulata; Calliphora vicina; Classical biological control; Delia radicum; Episyrphus balteatus; Exorista larvarum; Fannia scalaris; Habitat association; Host range testing; Hydrotaea ignava; Lonchaea corticis; Lonchaea spp.; Lucilia sericata; Musca autumnalis; Musca domestica; Muscina levida; Ophyra aenescens; Pegomya spp.; Polietes domitor; Psila rosae; Spelobia luteilabris

Indexed keywords

AGRIA; ALEOCHARA BIPUSTULATA; ANTHOMYIIDAE; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CALLIPHORA VICINA; COLEOPTERA; DELIA RADICUM; DIPTERA; EPISYRPHUS BALTEATUS; EXORISTA LARVARUM; FANNIA SCALARIS; HYDROTAEA IGNAVA; LONCHAEA; LONCHAEA CORTICIS; LUCILIA SERICATA; MUSCA AUTUMNALIS; MUSCA DOMESTICA; MUSCINA LEVIDA; OPHYRA; PEGOMYA; POLIETES; PSILA ROSAE; SPELOBIA LUTEILABRIS; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 58149122800     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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