Pre-release assessment of impact on arundo donax by the candidate biological control agents tetramesa romana (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) and rhizaspidiotus donacis (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) under quarantine conditions

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 359-376

  Goolsby, John A ^a   Spencer, David ^b   Whitehand, Linda ^c  

^a KIKA DE LA GARZA SUBTROPICAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARUNDO DONAX; DIASPIDIDAE; EURYTOMIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; TETRAMESA;

EID: 73349119954     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3958/059.034.0402     Document Type: Article

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