Acevedo-Alcalá, A., Rodríguez-Leyva, E., Lomeli-Flores, J.R., Guzmán-Franco, A.W., & Velázquez-González, J.C. 2024 Combining a predator and a parasitoid for biological control of Phenacoccus madeirensis (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). BioControl https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-024-10288-9

Keywords:

  • biological control
  • natural enemies
  • Notes: The aim of this study was to elucidate host preferences of the crysopid predator, Chrysoperla carnea Stephens, and the encyrtid parasitoid, Dicarnosis ripariensis Kerrich, on developmental stages of P. madeirensis, and their combined impact on mealybug mortality.