Control of the cassava mealybug in Africa: lessons from a biological control project
During the Africa-wide Biological Control project, the neotropical parasitoid Epidinocarsis lopezi (De Santis) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) was established in 26 African countries, causing a satisfactory reduction in the population density of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.-Ferr. (Homopt...
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1994
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97392 |
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