Pekas, Apostolos(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2011-03-14)
California red scale (CRS), Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), one of the most important pests of citrus worldwide, began to cause damages in eastern Spain in 1986. The main biological control agents ...
Phenacoccus peruvianus Granara de Willink
(Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is a Neotropical
invasive mealybug that has rapidly spread throughout
Mediterranean Basin. It has established itself as the
principal pest of several ...
Pekas, Apostolos; Aguilar Martí, Mª Amparo; Tena Barreda, Alejandro; García Mari, Ferran(Elsevier, 2010-11)
The ectoparasitoids Aphytis chrysomphali Mercet and A. melinus DeBach (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) are the principal natural enemies of California red scale (CRS) Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell) (Hemiptera: Dias-pididae) in ...
Beltrà Ivars, Aleixandre(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2011-09-02)
Three parasitoids and four hyperparasitoids develop on P. pyriformis in laurel. Metaphycus helvolus accounts for 97% of the parasitoids recovered. M. helvolus shows inverse host density dependence. M. helvolus populations ...
Ávalos Masó, Juan Antonio; Soto Sánchez, Antonia Isabel(Università di Bologna, Department of Agricultural Sciences, 2015-06)
[EN] Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) is at present considered the biggest threat to palm trees worldwide. Due to the current trend towards the use of environmentally-friendly control measures, ...