Pre-release analysis of the overwintering capacity of a classical biological control agent supporting prediction of establishment

BioControl

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 351-362

  Jenner, W H ^a   Kuhlmann, U ^a   Cappuccino, N ^b   Mason, P G ^c  

^a CABI   (Switzerland)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acrolepiopsis assectella; Climate matching; Cold tolerance; Diadromus pulchellus; Leek moth

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; CLIMATE EFFECT; COLD TOLERANCE; MOTH; NATURAL ENEMY; OVERWINTERING; PARASITOID; PUPA; SNOW COVER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASP;

CANADA; CENTRAL EUROPE;

ACROLEPIOPSIS ASSECTELLA; ALLIUM PORRUM; DIADROMUS PULCHELLUS; HYMENOPTERA; ICHNEUMONIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLIDAE;

EID: 77952883144     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-009-9264-3     Document Type: Article

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