Study of two conditioning methods of parasitoids used in biological control prior to inundative releases in apple orchards

The rosy apple aphid, Dysaphis plantaginea Pass., is a major pest in apple orchards in Belgium. Two micro-hymenopteran parasitoids Aphidius matricariae Haliday and Ephedrus cerasicola Stary are potentially capable of controlling this pest. However, when released in orchards the adult parasitoids ten...

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Main Authors: Valérie-Anne Dumont, Antoine Trigaux, Anaïs Moreau, Thierry Hance
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karolinum Press 2011-12-01
Series:European Journal of Environmental Sciences
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Online Access:http://ejes.cz/index.php/ejes/article/view/43