'New species association' biological control? Two coccinellid species and an invasive psyllid pest in New Zealand

Biological Control

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 86-92

  O'Connell, D M ^a   Wratten, S D ^a   Pugh, A R ^a   Barnes, A M ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Arthropod; Bactericera cockerelli; Biological control; Cleobora mellyi; Cryptolaemus montrouzieri; Predator; Prey; Scymnus loewii

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; BACTERICERA COCKERELLI; COCCINELLIDAE; CRYPTOLAEMUS MONTROUZIERI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PSYLLIDAE; SCYMNUS LOEWII; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84861479472     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2012.03.011     Document Type: Article

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