Imported parasite may help control European asparagus aphid

Kent Daane; Glenn Yokota; Richard F. Gill; Leopoldo E. Caltagirone; Kenneth S. Hagen; Dan Gonzalez; Petr Stary; William E. Chaney

doi:10.3733/ca.v046n06p12

California Agriculture (Nov 1992)

Imported parasite may help control European asparagus aphid

Kent Daane,
Glenn Yokota,
Richard F. Gill,
Leopoldo E. Caltagirone,
Kenneth S. Hagen,
Dan Gonzalez,
Petr Stary,
William E. Chaney

Affiliations

Kent Daane: K. M. Duane is Assistant Specialist is Research Associates, Division of Biological Control at Kearney Agricultural Center
Glenn Yokota: G. Y. Yokota is Research Associates, Division of Biological Control at Kearney Agricultural Center
Richard F. Gill: R. F. Gill is Research Associates, Division of Biological Control at Kearney Agricultural Center
Leopoldo E. Caltagirone: L. E. Caltagirone is Professor, Division of Biological Control, UC Berkeley
Kenneth S. Hagen: K. S. Hagen is Professor Emeritus, Division of Biological Control, UC Berkeley
Dan Gonzalez: D. Gonzalez is Entomologist, UC Riverside
Petr Stary: P. Stay is Entomologist, Czechoslovakia Academy of Sciences
William E. Chaney: W. E. Chaney is Farm Advisor, Monterey County.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3733/ca.v046n06p12
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 46, no. 6
pp. 12 – 14

Abstract

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The parasite Trioxys brevicornis was imported from Czechoslovakia and released in California to help control the European asparagus aphid. Field performance of this parasitic wasp indicates it has potential to become permanently established in California. Aphid parasitism by T. brevicornis was especially good in comparison.

Published in California Agriculture

ISSN: 0008-0845 (Print); 2160-8091 (Online)
Publisher: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Agriculture
Website: https://californiaagriculture.org/

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