Old and new host-parasitoid associations: Parasitism of the invasive fruit fly Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) and five African fruit fly species by Fopius arisanus, an Asian opiine parasitoid

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 183-196

  Mohamed, Samira A ^a   Ekesi, Sunday ^a   Hanna, Rachid ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b International Institute of Tropical Agriculture IITA   (Benin)

Author keywords

Bactrocera invadens; Ceratitis spp.; F. arisanus; New and old associations

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FLY; HOST PREFERENCE; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LABORATORY METHOD; OVIPOSITION; PARASITOID;

AFRICA;

CERATITIS; CERATITIS ANONAE; CERATITIS CAPITATA; CERATITIS COSYRA; CERATITIS FASCIVENTRIS; CERATITIS ROSA; DIPTERA; FOPIUS ARISANUS; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 72149106461     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150903447794     Document Type: Article

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