Economic impact of classical biological control of papaya mealybug in India

Crop Protection

Volumn 56, Issue , 2014, Pages 82-86

  Myrick, Stephanie ^a   Norton, George W ^a   Selvaraj, K N ^b   Natarajan, Kiruthika ^b   Muniappan, R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Classical biocontrol; Economic benefits; Papaya mealybug

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP PEST; CROP PLANT; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FRUIT; INSECT; PARASITOID; PROFITABILITY; WASP;

INDIA; TAMIL NADU;

ACEROPHAGUS; ANAGYRUS; CARICA PAPAYA; ENCYRTIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; PARACOCCUS (MEALYBUG); PARACOCCUS MARGINATUS; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE;

EID: 84888362318     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2013.10.023     Document Type: Article

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