Prospects for improving biological control of olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae), with introduced parasitoids (Hymenoptera)

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1005-1025

  Hoelmer, Kim A ^a   Kirk, Alan A ^a   Pickett, Charles H ^b   Daane, Kent M ^c   Johnson, Marshall W ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b STATE OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bactrocera oleae; Biological control; Foreign exploration; Natural enemies; Olive fruit fly; Parasitoids

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP PEST; FLY; FRUIT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; OIL PRODUCTION; PARASITOID; PHYLOGENETICS;

AFRICA; ARABIAN PENINSULA; CALIFORNIA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856500425     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583157.2011.594951     Document Type: Article

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