Local adaptation in a parasitoid-host system
With special reference to Papaya mealybug Paracoccus marginatus & its parasitoid Acerophagus papayae
The papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus (Williams & Granara de Willink) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is a small polyphagous sucking pest that attacks several genera of host plants. Chemical pesticides used at very high costs, have not given more than a temporary relief to farmers and not provided the same level of control in field conditions as the parasitoids. Also, repeated spraying resulted in toxicity hazards and pollution. Classical biological control was identified as an important pest management practice for the papaya mealybug P. marginatus. The introduced encyrtid parasitoid, Acerophagus papayae Noyes and Schauff, effectively c…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Kennedy, John Samuel
- ISBN: 978-620-2-19872-1
- EAN: 9786202198721
- Produktnummer: 37484436
- Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 388 S.
- Masse: H22.0 cm x B15.0 cm x D2.3 cm 596 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 596
Über den Autor
The author Dr. R. Nisha, working as Research Associate at Regional Plant Quarantine Station, Chennai. She had been worked as Assistant Professor (Agrl.Entomology) at Imayam Institute of Agriculture & Technology for past three years. She has published six International articles and twelve National articles and five popular articles so far.
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