Host specificity of Laricobius nigrinus Fender (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), a potential biological control agent of the hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae Annand (Homoptera: Adelgidae)

By G. Zilahi-Balogh, L. Kok, S. Salom. 2002

106 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Insect Science

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In Ecology

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2. M. Montgomery
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Citations in the corpus

• Classical biological control for the protection of natural ecosystems (2010, background): “The coccinellids Sasajiscymnus tsugae, Scymnus ningshanensis, and Scymnus sinuanodulus and the derodontid Laricobius nigrinus have been introduced to the eastern USA (Cheah and McClure, 1998; McClure et al., 2000; Lu and Montgomery, 2001; Montgomery et al., 2002; Zilahi-Balogh et al., 2002, 2003).”
• Mitochondrial DNA from Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) Suggests Cryptic Speciation and Pinpoints the Source of the Introduction to Eastern North America (2006, background): “…lineage, including higher genetic variation than in eastern North America (six versus one haplotypes), suggesting in situ diversiÞcation, resistance of western Tsuga species to adelgid damage, and the presence of specialist natural enemies in western North America (Zilahi-Balogh et al. 2002).”
• Selection of non-target species for host specificity testing of entomophagous biological control agents. (2005, background): “…Availability: Field collected in nearby ornamental trees or forest or from greenhouse colony 6 Hemiptera spp.: 3 Adelgidae 2 Aphididae 1 Diaspididae Zilahi-Balogh et al. 2002 Agent: Trichogramma brassicae Bezenko [Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae] Target: Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner [Lepidoptera:…”
• Hybridization between a native and introduced predator of Adelgidae: an unintended result of classical biological control. (2012, background): “tsugae (Zilahi-Balogh et al., 2002).”