Parasitoids of Sophonia Leafhoppers in Southern China

dc.contributor.author Messing, Russell
dc.contributor.author Alyokhin, Andrei
dc.contributor.author Quan, Lin-nai
dc.contributor.author Yiqun, Chen
dc.contributor.author Xiongxi, Fang
dc.date.accessioned 2007-06-05T16:49:19Z
dc.date.available 2007-06-05T16:49:19Z
dc.date.issued 2003-11
dc.description Scientific note.
dc.description.abstract Leafhoppers and their parasitoids in Fuzhou, China, were sampled from 1998 to 2001 in order to find natural enemies with potential for biological control of Sophonia rufofascia in Hawaii. Eleven parasitoid species were found, of which Chaetomymar sp. (Mymaridae) were the most abundant, accounting for 65.8% of total parasitism. Parasitism of leafhopper eggs in guava orchards averaged 61.9% from April to November, with peak parasitism in September of 91.4%.
dc.identifier.citation Messing R, Alyokhin A, Quan L, Yiqun C, Xiongxi F. 2003. Parasitoids of Sophonia leafhoppers in southern China. Proc Hawaiian Entomol Soc 36:111–114.
dc.identifier.issn 0073-134X
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/106
dc.language.iso en-US
dc.publisher Hawaiian Entomological Society
dc.subject Sophonia rufofascia
dc.subject Hawaii
dc.subject Chaetomymar
dc.subject Cicadellidae
dc.subject parasitoids
dc.subject Psidium guajava
dc.subject natural enemies
dc.subject biological control agents
dc.subject parasitism
dc.subject population dynamics
dc.subject seasonal variation
dc.subject Mymaridae
dc.subject guavas
dc.subject China
dc.title Parasitoids of Sophonia Leafhoppers in Southern China
dc.type Article
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