Establishment of Citrostichus phyllocnistoides (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) as a biological control agent for the citrus leafminer Phyllocnistis citrella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) in Spain

• Published in: Biological control Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 215 - 226
• Main Authors: Garcia-Marı́, Ferran, Vercher, Rosa, Costa-Comelles, Josep, Marzal, Carmen, Villalba, Mario
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.02.2004
• Subjects: Ageniaspis citricola; Biological control; Citrostichus phyllocnistoides; Citrus; Introduction; Parasitism; Parasitoids; Phyllocnistis citrella; Citrus; Parasitoids; Phyllocnistis citrella; Ageniaspis citricola; Introduction; Biological control; Parasitism; Citrostichus phyllocnistoides

A program of introduction of exotic parasitoids for the biological control of the citrus leafminer Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) was carried out in València (Spain) between 1996 and 1999. Eleven species of parasitoids were imported through a total of 37 shipments comi...