Dispersal of Aphytis melinus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) after augmentative releases in citrus orchards

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 561-568

  Zappalà, Lucia ^a   Campolo, Orlando ^b   Grande, Saverio Bruno ^b   Saraceno, Francesco ^c   Biondi, Antonio ^a   Siscaro, Gaetano ^a   Palmeri, Vincenzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c Department of Structural Intervention in Agriculture ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Aphelinidae; Biological control; California red scale; Flight range; Parasitoid; Spatial interpolation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DISPERSAL; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; ORCHARD; PARASITISM; PARASITOID; WASP;

EID: 84871121318     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2012.070     Document Type: Article

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