Abstract
Mites, phalangids, spiders and insects have been studied as potential biological control agents of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say). Insects include lacewings (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), predatory stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae, subfamily Asopinae), parasitic flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), predatory beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinelidae, Cicinilidae, Staphylinidae and Carabidae) and parasitic and predatory Hymenoptera. Both augmentative release and conservation of natural enemies are likely to increase in importance in Colorado potato beetle management, as broad-spectrum insecticides are replaced by more selective materials.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 324-334 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Crop Protection |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1993 |
Keywords
- Colorado potato beetle
- Leptinotarsa decemlineata
- biological control
- natural enemies
- parasites
- predators
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Hough-Goldstein, J. A., Heimpel, G. E., Bechmann, H. E., & Mason, C. E. (1993). Arthropod natural enemies of the Colorado potato beetle. Crop Protection, 12(5), 324-334. https://doi.org/10.1016/0261-2194(93)90074-S