Researches on techniques for biocontrol of the fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea, a severe invasive insect pest to China
Author of the article:YANG Zhong-Qi;ZHANG Yong-An
Author's Workplace:Key Laboratory of Forest Protection, State Forestry Administration of China; Research Institute of Forest Ecology, Environmental and Protection, Beijing 100091, China
Key Words:the fall webworm; Hyphantria cunea; biological control; Chouioia cunea; parasitoid; HcNPV; mass rearing; sustainable control
Abstract:The fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea (Drury) (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) is a severe invasive pest and has caused significant damages to forests and ornamental trees in China since its first finding in 1979. Particularly it has spread aseantriato Beijin