The parasitoids of arthropod pests of apple and pear in northern and central Europe and their use as biological control agents are reviewed. The review demonstrates that apple and pear pests are host to a large and varied parasitoid fauna. All important pests are known to be host of parasitoids, but many parasitoids play only a minor part in regulating populations of their host. However, many parasitoid species are important natural enemies and some effectively regulate pest populations in unsprayed and/or commercial (insecticide sprayed) apple or pear orchards either individually or as part of parasitoid guilds. Exploitation/fostering of existing populations of parasitoids has been demonstrated to be an effective or partially effective approach for natural control of several important pest species. Important examples include natural regulation of the apple sawfly by Lathrolestes ensator and Aptesis nigrocincta, of the summer fruit tortrix moth by Colpoclypeus florus and Teleutaea striata, of leaf midges ...
Biocontrol of Pests of Apples and Pears in Northern and Central Europe: 2. Parasitoids
M. Solomon,J. Cross,J. Fitzgerald,C. Campbell,R. L. Jolly,Remigiusz W. Olszak,E. Niemczyk,H. Vogt
Published 1999 in Biocontrol Science and Technology
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1999
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Biocontrol Science and Technology
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1999-09-01
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Biology, Agricultural and Food Sciences, Environmental Science
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