Potential risks of systemic imidacloprid to parasitoid natural enemies of a cerambycid attacking Eucalyptus

Biological Control

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 175-178

  Paine, T D ^a   Hanlon, C C ^a   Byrne, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult feeding; Biological control; Imidacloprid; Nectar; Systemic insecticide

Indexed keywords

AVETIANELLA LONGOI; BRACONIDAE; CERAMBYCIDAE; ENCYRTIDAE; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS RUDIS; HEXAPODA; SYNGASTER LEPIDUS;

EID: 78650170435     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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