Introduction and successful establishment in New Zealand of further strains ofApanteles ruficrusHaliday (Hymenoptera:Braconidae) to combatPseudaletia (Mythimna) separata(Walk.) (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae)
- 1 May 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
- Vol. 20 (2) , 255-258
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00288233.1977.10427331
Abstract
The introduction from Pakistan of new strains of Apanteles ruficrus has produced a spectacular decrease in the field incidence of Pseudaletia separata in New Zealand. The rearing and release program is described, and the benefits to maize growing and grazing in northern areas are discussed.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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