Suppression of melon fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) populations with releases of Fopius arisanus and Psyttalia fletcheri (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in North Shore Oahu, HI, USA

BioControl

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 593-599

  Harris, Ernest J ^a   Bautista, Renato C ^b   Vargas, Roger I ^a   Jang, Eric B ^a   Eitam, Avraham ^a   Leblanc, Luc ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Bactrocera cucurbitae; Braconidae; Fopius arisanus; Psyttalia fletcheri; Suppression; Tephritidae

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DICOTYLEDON; EMERGENCE; FLY; FRUIT; MORTALITY; PARASITE CONTROL; PUPA;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; OAHU; UNITED STATES;

BACTROCERA CUCURBITAE; BRACONIDAE; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; COCCINIA GRANDIS; CUCUMIS; DIPTERA; FOPIUS ARISANUS; HEDERA; HYMENOPTERA; PSYTTALIA FLETCHERI; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 77956876043     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-010-9282-1     Document Type: Article

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