Effects of exposure time and ratio of irradiated larvae from three medfly strains on progeny yield in Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) mass rearing
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DOI: 10.1080/09583157.2020.1749834
Abstract: ABSTRACT An augmentative biological control strategy against Ceratitis capitata (= medfly) in fruit-producing irrigated-valleys of San Juan, central-western Argentina, has been recently implemented by the San Juan Fruit Fly Control and Eradication Program. The Asian-native… read more here.
Keywords: medfly strains; ratio; san juan; medfly ... See more keywords
Diachasmimorpha longicaudata Parasitism Response to Medfly Host Fruit and Fruit Infestation Age
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DOI: 10.3390/insects10070211
Abstract: The parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is increasingly being used in integrated pest management (IPM) programs as a biological control agent in order to suppress tephritid fruit flies of economic importance. Innate and acquired… read more here.
Keywords: fruit; host fruit; medfly; diachasmimorpha longicaudata ... See more keywords