Parasitoid fauna of Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni Froggatt (Diptera: Tephritidae) in inland New South Wales, Australia and their potential for use in augmentative biological control

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 445-452

  Spinner, Jennifer E ^a   Cowling, Ann M ^a   Gurr, Geoff M ^b   Jessup, Andrew J ^c   Reynolds, Olivia L ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Diachasmimorpha kraussii; Diachasmimorpha tryoni; Dirioxa pornia; Fruit host; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455204018     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: 14406055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2011.00828.x     Document Type: Article

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