Trophic relationships between predators, whiteflies and their parasitoids in tomato greenhouses: A molecular approach

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 415-423

  Moreno Ripoll, R ^a   Gabarra, R ^a   Symondson, W O C ^b   King, R A ^b,c   Agusti N ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bemisia tabaci; Encarsia pergandiella; Eretmocerus mundus; gut content analysis; Macrolophus pygmaeus; Nesidiocoris tenuis; parasitism; polyphagous predators; species specific molecular markers; tomato crops; Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FRUIT; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NATURAL ENEMY; PARASITISM; PARASITOID; PEST SPECIES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDATOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; STOMACH CONTENT; TROPHIC STATUS; WHITEFLY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; CROP; FOOD CHAIN; HEMIPTERA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDATION; TOMATO; WASP;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FOOD CHAIN; HEMIPTERA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; WASPS;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

ALEYRODIDAE; APHELINIDAE; BEMISIA TABACI; ENCARSIA PERGANDIELLA; ERETMOCERUS MUNDUS; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MACROLOPHUS PYGMAEUS; MIRIDAE; TRIALEURODES VAPORARIORUM;

EID: 84863104561     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485311000836     Document Type: Article

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