Biocontrol Science and Technology (2004) 14, 731-735

M. Ashfaq, L. Braun, D. Hegedus and M. Erlandson (2004)
Estimating parasitism levels in Lygus spp. (Hemiptera: Miridae) field populations using standard and molecular techniques
Biocontrol Science and Technology 14 (7), 731-735
Abstract: Host dissection, host rearing and PCR analysis were used to estimate parasitism level and identify the parasitoid complex in Lygus spp. populations in alfalfa. Parasitism level estimates by PCR were higher than by other methods. The PCR results from all samples tested with available primers were consistent with Peristenus pallipes, although the parasitoid was identified as Peristenus near mellipes by morphological characters.
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Database assignments for author(s): Lorraine Braun, Muhammad Ashfaq, Martin A. Erlandson

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
surveys/distribution/isolation

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
Peristenus pallipes (parasitoid)