Indigenous natural enemies attacking tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Southern France

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 117-121

  Biondi, A ^a,b   Chailleux, A ^a,c   Lambion, J ^d   Han, P ^a   Zappala L ^b   Desneux, N ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c In Vivo Agro Solutions   (France)

^d GRAB Groupe de Recherche en Agriculture Biologique   (France)

Author keywords

Biological control; France; Invasive pest; Parasitoids; Predators; Tuta absoluta

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887625082     PISSN: 11101768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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