An overview on the natural enemies of Rhynchophorus palm weevils, with focus on R. ferrugineus

Biological Control

Volumn 77, Issue , 2014, Pages 83-92

  Mazza, Giuseppe ^a   Francardi, Valeria ^a   Simoni, Sauro ^a   Benvenuti, Claudia ^a   Cervo, Rita ^b   Faleiro, Jose Romeno ^c   Llácer, Elena ^d   Longo, Santi ^e   Nannelli, Roberto ^a   Tarasco, Eustachio ^f   Roversi, Pio Federico ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Date Palm Research Centre   (Saudi Arabia)

^d INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological control; Natural enemies; Palm pests; Palm weevils; Rhynchophorus; Rhynchophorus ferrugineus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904765072     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2014.06.010     Document Type: Review

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