The parasite complex of the citrus psylla, trioza erytreae (Del Guercio) (Homoptera)

Title: The parasite complex of the citrus psylla, trioza erytreae (Del Guercio) (Homoptera)
Creator: McDaniel, J. R.
ThesisAdvisor: Moran, V.C.
Subject: Psylla -- Regulation
Subject: Citrus
Subject: Biological control systems
Subject: Parasites
Date: 1971
Type: Thesis
Type: Masters
Type: MSc
Identifier: vital:5865
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012866
Description: 1. Fifteen parasite species comprising the T. erytreae complex in Salisbury are listed. 2. Detailed, illustrated accounts are given of the biology of two primary parasites, Tetrastichus Pradiatus Waterston and Psyllaephagus pulvinatus (Waterston ), and their main hyperparasite, Aphidencyrtus cassatus Annecke. 3. The biology of the remaining twelve less important hyperparasites is briefly described and illustrated. 4. Keys are given to the adults, pupae and pupal remains of the parasites. 5 . The population fluctuations of T. erytreae and its parasites, as determined from field studies in the Salisbury area, are reported . 6. The interrelationships between T. erytreae and its parasites are summarised and discussed. Summary, p. 89.
Format: 143 p., pdf
Publisher: Rhodes University, Faculty of Science, Zoology and Entomology
Language: English
Rights: McDaniel, J. R.

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