Aphid parasitoids in biological control

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-12

  Boivin, Guy ^a,b   Hance, Thierry ^c   Brodeur, Jacques ^d  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aphidiinae; Aphids; Biological control; Braconidae

Indexed keywords

APHID; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PEST; FLY; FUNGUS; NATURAL ENEMY; PARASITOID; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION REGULATION; REARING;

APHELINIDAE; APHIDIDAE; APHIDIINAE; BRACONIDAE; CECIDOMYIIDAE; DIPTERA; FUNGI; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 84856979636     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: 19181833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJPS2011-045     Document Type: Article

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