Massive brood of the parasitoid Hambletonia pseudococcina - (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) for the biological control of Dysmicoccus texensis(Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

The present research work was carried out at the Litoral Sur Experimental Station "Dr. Enrique Ampuero Pareja" of the Instituto Nacional Autónomo de Investigaciones Agropecuaria (INIAP), in the Department of Plant Protection, Entomology Area, with the objective of developing a mass rearing method for the parasitoid Hambletonia pseudococcina and verifying its efficacy in the field.Several hosts such as squash, potatoes, sweet potatoes and beans were used to develop a method of rearing and multiplication of the banana mealybug Dysmicoccus texensis, which were infested with five ovisacs and 50 nymphs.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Agraringenieur - UCSG. Aufbaustudium - UPV, Spanien. Master-Abschluss in Pflanzengesundheit und Produktion.PhD (in Bearbeitung) - UAL, Spanien, im PhD-Programm in geschützter Landwirtschaft, im Bereich Pflanzenschutz.Forscher - Universitätsprofessor an Universitäten, Ecuador. Spezialist für Entomologie und Phytopathologie.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: María Esmeralda Cuzco Cruz
• Verlag: Our Knowledge Publishing
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 19.04.2023
• EAN: 9786205910733
• ISBN: 9786205910733
• Seiten: 56
• Thema: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Biologie > Sonstiges