The effect of bark thickness on host partitioning between Tetrastichus planipennisi (Hymen: Eulophidae) and Atanycolus spp. (Hymen: Braconidae), two parasitoids of emerald ash borer (Coleop: Buprestidae)

Biological Control

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 320-325

  Abell, Kristopher J ^a,b   Duan, Jian J ^c   Bauer, Leah ^b,d   Lelito, Jonathan P ^e   Van Driesche, Roy G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^e UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atanycolus; Bark thickness; Biological control; Emerald ash borer; Tetrastichus planipennisi

Indexed keywords

AGRILUS PLANIPENNIS; ATANYCOLUS; BRACONIDAE; BUPRESTIDAE; EULOPHIDAE; FRAXINUS; HYMENOPTERA; SPATHIUS; TETRASTICHUS;

EID: 84870243356     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2012.08.009     Document Type: Article

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