Neodusmetia sangwani (Subba Rao) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) to control Antonina graminis (Maskell) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in pastures in Brazil: a revision

ABSTRACT: The use of the parasitoid Neodusmetia sangwani to control the Rhodes grass mealybug Antonina graminis is one of the best examples of classical biological control in the world. The situation could not be different in Brazil, where the pest has also been introduced, and kept under control af...

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Main Authors: Antonio Batista Filho, Valmir Costa, Harumi Hojo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Biológico 2018-01-01
Series:Arquivos do Instituto Biológico
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-16572017000100407&lng=en&tlng=en