MEASURING THE HOST PREFERENCE OF PARASITES - AN AID IN EVALUATING BIOTYPES OF ANAGRUS-EPOS [HYM, MYMARIDAE] Academic Article

abstract

• Populations of Anagrus epos Girault are being imported and evaluated for the biological control of variegated grape leafhopper, Erythroneura variabilis Beamer, a newly introduced pest of grapes in central California. To distinguish different biotypes, a field test was developed that quantifies host preference. E. epos collected from geographically isolated regions of western United States and northern Mexico showed different levels of preference towards the variegated leafhopper and its close relative the grape leafhopper, Erythroneura elegantula Osborn, a native to central California. Host preference values may aid in the identification of relased biotypes using leafhopper eggs on leaves sampled from release sites. 1989 Lavoisier Abonnements.

authors

• Wilson, Lloyd

published proceedings

• ENTOMOPHAGA

author list (cited authors)

• PICKETT, C. H., WILSON, L. T., FLAHERTY, D. L., & GONZALEZ, D.

citation count

• 10

complete list of authors

• PICKETT, CH||WILSON, LT||FLAHERTY, DL||GONZALEZ, D

publication date

• December 1989

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• BioControl: journal of the International Organisation for Biological Control  Journal

keywords

• 31 Biological Sciences
• 34 Chemical Sciences

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/BF02374393

start page

• 551

end page

• 558

volume

• 34

issue

• 4

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02374393