Endemic Aleyrodidae (Homoptera) and their parasites (Hymenoptera) on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Authors

  • David R. Gillespie Saanichton Research And Plant Quarantine Station Agriculture Canada Sidney, B.C.

Keywords:

Aleyrodidae, Homoptera, Hymenoptera, <i>Trialeurodes vaporariorum</i>, <i>Trialeurodes merlini</i>, <i>Aleyrodes spiraeoides</i>, <i>Aleyrodes</i> sp., <i>Encarsia</i>, <i>Euderomophale</i>, <i>Amitus arcturus</i>

Abstract

Four species of whitefly (<i>Trialeurodes vaporariorum</i> (Westwood), <i>T. merlini</i> (Bemis), <i>Aleyrodes spiraeoides</i> Quaint., and <i>Aleyrodes</i> sp. A) were collected on native plants on southern Vancouver Island. Three species of parasite (<i>Encarsia</i> sp. (?formosa Gah.), <i>Euderomophale</i> sp. and <i>Amitus arcturus</i> Whitt.) were reared from these species. The possibility of using these parasites for biological control of <i>T. vaporariorum</i> in greenhouses is briefly discussed.

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2019-09-17

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Vol. 82 (1985): Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia

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