Field evaluation of the egg parasitoid, Trichogramma evanescens west. against the olive moth Prays oleae (Bern.) in Egypt

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-58

  Agamy, Essam ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Inundative releases; Olive fruit yield; Prays oleae; T. cordubensis; T. euproctidis; Trichogramma evanescens

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP DAMAGE; CROP YIELD; EGG PARASITOID; FIELD METHOD; FRUIT; MOTH; PEST CONTROL; WASP;

EGYPT;

LEPIDOPTERA; PRAYS OLEAE; TRICHOGRAMMA EVANESCENS;

EID: 76149104561     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-009-0273-x     Document Type: Article

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