Preference among four Bactrocera species (Diptera: Tephritidae) by Diachasmimorpha kraussii (Fullaway) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 324-331

  Ero, Mark M ^a,b   Hamacek, Edward L ^c   Peek, Thelma ^c   Clarke, Anthony R ^b,d  

^a National Agricultural Research Institute Main Highlands Research Programme   (Papua New Guinea)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^d Australia Cooperative Research Centre for National Plant Biosecurity   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bactrocera cacuminata; Bactrocera cucumis; Bactrocera jarvisi; Bactrocera tryoni; Biological control; Opiinae

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA CACUMINATA; BACTROCERA CUCUMIS; BACTROCERA JARVISI; BACTROCERA TRYONI; BRACONIDAE; CUCUMIS; DIACHASMIMORPHA KRAUSSII; DIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; OPIINAE; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 78649672297     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: 14406055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2010.00772.x     Document Type: Article

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