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Parasites of the Cotton Fleahopper, Pseudatomocelis seriatus: Searching in Mexico
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ABSTRACT This project seeks to identify new insect parasites of the cotton fleahopper for importation into Texas. The long-range goal is to establish populations of new natural enemies which will suppress populations of CFH in its wild hosts and reduce the number of fleahoppers which move from these wild hosts and infest cotton during square initiation. Cotton fleahopper eggs, nymphs and adults were collected from wild hosts in northern Mexico and held for emergence of parasites during 2000 and 200. Several species of parasitic wasps were recovered from cotton fleahopper collected from species of Croton and Tidestromia lanuginosa. |
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Document last modified May 20, 2002
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