Rapid molecular identification of Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) parasitizing the eggs of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Serbia

Rapid molecular identification of Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) parasitizing the eggs of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Serbia

Abstract Background The European corn borer (ECB), Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner, 1796) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), is the major pest of maize (Zea mays Linnaeus, 1753) in Serbia. One potential method for managing this pest is the augmentative release of naturally occuring egg parasitoids of the genus Tr...

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Main Authors: Aleksandar Ivezić, Paul F. Rugman-Jones, Branislav Trudić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-04-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
Subjects:
Maize
Species-specific multiplex PCR
Trichogramma brassicae
Trichogramma evanescens
ITS2
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-021-00414-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-021-00414-5

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