The biological control of brown soft scale Coccus hesperidum L. (Homoptera: Coccidae) in interior plantscapes /
(Howard) was chosen for further experimentation because it
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | (Howard) was chosen for further experimentation because it a simple lifecycle, it had a short developmental time, and it and Texas populations of C. hesperidum. Emerging parasites arguably the most common soft scale pest in these locations. biological control. Improved methods for rearing C. dozen species of encyrfid and aphelinid parasite species were environments. Brown soft scale, Coccus hesperidum L., is hesperidum in the laboratory were developed using All Season" hesperidum, it developed reliably, it was gregarious, it had Interior plantscape pests consist predominantly of a wide interior plantscapes using the techniques of classical pest problems associated with interior plantscape population dynamics of C. populations of C. hesperidum, and cultures of the most potential for reducing C. hesperidum to non-pest status in promising species were initiated. Metaphycus alberti reared from samples taken from naturally occurring California squash and Basalla alba, the Malabar spinach. More than a The objective of this research project was to assess the to account for one quarter to one third of all significant to measure the effect of release of M. alberti on the using closed, open, and no sleeve treatments were conducted variety of species of Homoptera. Soft scale insects appear was found in low density populations in California, its eggs was not present in Texas. Controlled comparison field trials were not encapsulated by the Texas populations of C. were screened for successful reproduction on Texas |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Entomology". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | xi, 106 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Also available online. Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references: 79-97. |