Post-release dispersal of the introduced lygus bug parasitoid Peristenus relictus in California

• Published in: Biocontrol science and technology Vol. 23; no. 8; pp. 861 - 871
• Main Authors: Pickett, Charles H., Nieto, Diego J., Bryer, Janet A., Swezey, Sean L., Stadtherr, Marypat, Wisheropp, Daniel, Erlandson, Martin, Pitcairn, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01.08.2013
• Subjects: Braconidae; dispersal; Fragaria; Hemiptera; Hymenoptera; importation biological control; Lygus; Miridae; Peristenus; Relictus

Lygus spp. (Heteroptera: Miridae) are serious pests of numerous field and fruit crops in North America. In an effort to reduce crop damage, parasitoids known to attack these species in Europe were introduced into the USA beginning in the 1970s. Permanent populations of the nymphal endoparasitoid Per...