Interactions of Parasites and a Hyperparasite in Biological Control of Citrus Blackfly,Aleurocanthus woglumi(Homoptera: Aleyrodidae), in Florida
作者:
C. R. Thompson,
J. A. Cornell,
R. I. Sailer,
期刊:
Environmental Entomology
(OUP Available online 1987)
卷期:
Volume 16,
issue 1
页码: 140-144
ISSN:0046-225X
年代: 1987
DOI:10.1093/ee/16.1.140
出版商: Oxford University Press
关键词: biological control;Aleurocanthus woglumi;hyperparasitism;Amitus hesperidum;Encarsia opulenta;Encarsia smithi
数据来源: OUP
摘要:
Citrus blackfly (CBF),Aleurocanthus woglumiAshby, was discovered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in 1976. ParasitesEncarsia opulenta(Silvestri) (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) andAmitus hesperidumSilvestri (Hymenoptera: Platygasteridae) were released in infested areas. CBF populations declined and control is now mainly due to the k-selected parasiteE. opulenta. On Merritt Island, however, a third parasite, now known to be a facultative hyperparasite onE. opulenta, was released:Encarsia smithi(Silvestri). Parasite and CBF populations were monitored on Merritt Island from 1981 to 1984. The three parasite species progressed through an initial dominance byA. hesperidum, to intermediate dominance byE. smithi, to final dominance byE. opulenta.
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