Eretmocerus rui n. sp. (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Aphelinidae), an exotic natural enemy of Bemisia (tabaci group) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) released in Florida

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 283-287

  Zolnerowich, Gregory ^a   Rose, Mike ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aleyrodidae; Aphelinidae; Bemisia; Biological control; Eretmocerus

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; MORPHOLOGY; NATURAL ENEMY;

FLORIDA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALEYRODIDAE; APHELINIDAE; BEMISIA; BEMISIA TABACI; CHALCIDOIDEA; ERETMOCERUS; ERETMOCERUS RUI; HEMIPTERA; HOMOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; IPOMOEA BATATAS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 6344267069     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2004)087[0283:ERNSHC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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