Assessing the non-target impacts of classical biological control agents: Is host-testing always necessary?

BioControl

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 619-626

  Charles, John G ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cicadellidae; Glassy winged sharpshooter; Gonatocerus ashmeadi; Hemiptera; Homalodisca vitripennis; Host range testing; Hymenoptera; Membracidae; Mymaridae; New Zealand; Oviposition ecology

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; EGG; HOST RANGE; INSECT; NATIVE SPECIES; NATURAL ENEMY; OVIPOSITION;

NEW ZEALAND;

CICADELLIDAE; GONATOCERUS ASHMEADI; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HOMALODISCA; HOMALODISCA COAGULATA; HYMENOPTERA; MEMBRACIDAE; MYMARIDAE;

EID: 84866060648     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-012-9449-z     Document Type: Article

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