The parasitoid Gyranusoidea tebygi Noyes was released in West Africa against the mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens Williams, a pest that invaded Africa in the early 1980s. The ability of G. tebygi to control the mango mealybug was assessed in mango trees using paired sleeve cages. In sleeve c...
Boavida, C.
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Neuenschwander, P.
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Herren, H.
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[Experimental assessment of the impact of the introduced parasitoid Gyranusoidea tebygi Noyes on the mango mealbug Rastrococcus invadens Williams, by physical exclusion]
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Experimental assessment of the impact of the introduced parasitoid Gyranusoidea tebygi Noyes on the mango mealbug Rastrococcus invadens Williams, by physical exclusion
Two specific endophagous parasitoids Gyranusoidea tebygi and Anagyrus mangicola, of Indian origin, were mass‐reared at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in Cotonou and released against the mango mealybug Rastrococcus invadens, in collaboration with national biological control pr...
Neuenschwander, P.
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Boavida, C.
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Bokonon-Ganta, A.H.
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Gado, A.
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Herren, H.R.
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[Establishment and spread of Gyranusoidea tebygi Noyes and Anagyrus mangicola Noyes (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), two biologigal control agents released against the mango mealybug Rastrococcus invadens Williams (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) in Africa]
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Establishment and spread of Gyranusoidea tebygi Noyes and Anagyrus mangicola Noyes (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), two biologigal control agents released against the mango mealybug Rastrococcus invadens Williams (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) in Africa
The spatial dispersion pattern and the intracanopy distribution of the mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens Williams, were assessed during one year in a small mango plantation, in order to develop sampling plans and facilitate sampling in mango trees. Mean number of mango mealybugs per leaf diff...
Boavida, C.
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Neuenschwander, P.
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Schulthess, F.
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[Spatial distribution of Rastrococcus invadens Williams (Hom., Pseudococcidae) in mango trees]
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Spatial distribution of Rastrococcus invadens Williams (Hom., Pseudococcidae) in mango trees
Germain, J.F.
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Laplace, D.
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Devarieux, A.
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Boavida, C.
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Gachet, E.
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Goergen, Georg E.
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Silvie, P.
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[Rastrococcus invadens Williams decouvre l'Amerique]
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Rastrococcus invadens Williams decouvre l'Amerique
Host stage selection and sex allocation by Gyranusoidea tebygi Noyes (Hym,, Encyrtidae) were studied in choice and no-choice experiments in the laboratory. The parasitoid reproduced on first, second, and third instars of the mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens Williams (Hem., Pseudococcidae), a...
Boavida, C.
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Ahounou, M.
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Vos, M.
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Neuenschwander, P.
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Alphen, J.J.M. van
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[Host stage selection and sex allocation by Gyranusoidea tebygi (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidea), a parasitoid of the mango mealbug, Rastrococcus invadens (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae)]
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Host stage selection and sex allocation by Gyranusoidea tebygi (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidea), a parasitoid of the mango mealbug, Rastrococcus invadens (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae)
Life table data for Rastrococcus invadens and its introduced natural enemy Gyranusoidea tebygi were obtained in the field and in the laboratory. The mealybug population's potential rate of increase ranged from 0.066/day to 0.078/day. The potential for increase of the parasitoid was double that of...
Boavida, C.
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Neuenschwander, P.
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[Population dynamics and life tables of the mango mealbug, Rastrococcus invadens Williams, and its introduced natural enemy Gyranusoidea tebygi Noyes in Benin]
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Population dynamics and life tables of the mango mealbug, Rastrococcus invadens Williams, and its introduced natural enemy Gyranusoidea tebygi Noyes in Benin
Life history traits of the mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens Williams, were compared between two neighboring mango trees (Mangifera indica L.), one of which was heavily infested and the other slightly infested. On the infested tree, mealybug survival was high because of good feeding condition...
Boavida, C.
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Neuenschwander, P.
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[Influence of host plant on the mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens]
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Influence of host plant on the mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens