Competition between two biocontrol agents attacking the thrips, Gynaikothips ficorum (Marchal) (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), infesting the Cuban laurel, Ficus nitida Thunb., in Egypt

Competition between two biocontrol agents attacking the thrips, Gynaikothips ficorum (Marchal) (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), infesting the Cuban laurel, Ficus nitida Thunb., in Egypt

Abstract The insect fauna is present in the curled Cuban laurel leaf (Ficus nitida Thunb.) infested with the Cuban laurel thrips, Gynaikothrips ficorum Marchal (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), in Giza, Egypt, which included pests, predators, and parasitoids. The present study dealt with the presence...

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Main Authors: Monir M. El Husseini, Salama I. Askar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-06-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
Subjects:
Ficus nitida
Gynaikithrips ficorum
Montandoniella moraguesi
Pediobius thysanopterus
Competition
Egypt
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41938-019-0135-7

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