A taxonomic review of the genus Spathius nees (hymenoptera: Braconidae) in North America and comments on the biological control of the Emerald ash borer (coleoptera: Buprestidae)

Journal of Hymenoptera Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-112

  Marsh, Paul M ^a,b   Strazanac, John S ^c  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b West Virginia University ^*  (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRILUS PLANIPENNIS; BRACONIDAE; BUPRESTIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; SPATHIUS; SPATHIUS RUBIDUS;

EID: 70350164707     PISSN: 10709428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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