Cornell University, Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America

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The index is comprised of four pages: A-C, D-L, M-R, and S-Z. At the top and bottom of each page are individual letters of the alphabet linked to the corresponding letters within the index. In addition to this mode of navigation, viewers can scroll up or down within each of the four pages.

Included here are beneficial species listed by common and latin names, pest species listed by common and latin names, and plant species and crops associated with these beneficial and pest species.

Charles D. Hunter's Suppliers of Beneficial Organisms in North America (off-site) may be used to locate suppliers of beneficial organisms identified using this Web site.


Index:
[A][B] [C][D] [E][F] [G][H] [I][J] [K][L] [M][N] [O][P] [Q][R] [S][T] [U][V] [W][X] [Y][Z]


A

Acarina: see mites

Acyrthosiphon pisum: see aphids

Aeschynomene virginica: see northern jointvetch

Agapeta zoegana L.

Agromyzidae: see leafminers

Alabama argillacea: see cotton leafworm

alfalfa: Coccinella septempunctata; Coleomegilla maculata; fungi; Hippodamia convergens; fungi

alfalfa looper [Autographa californica (Speyer)]: viruses

alligatorweed [Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.)(Griseb.)]:Agasicles hygrophila; Weed-feeders Introduction

alligatorweed flea beetle [Agasicles hygrophila]: Agasicles hygrophila

almond moth [Cadra cautella (Walker)]: viruses

Alternanthera philoxeroides: see alligatorweed

Amblyseius: see mites

Ampelomyces quisqualis

antagonists: Ampelomyces quisqualis

Anticarsia gemmatalis: see velvetbean caterpillar

Apanteles: see Cotesia

Aphelinidae: Encarsia formosa; Eretmocerus californicus

aphid lion: see Chrysoperla spp.

aphid midge [Cecidomyiid flies]: Aphidoletes aphidimyza

Aphidius matricariae (Haliday): Aphidoletes aphidimyza

Aphidoletes aphidimyza Rondani

aphids [Homoptera]: Aphidoletes aphidimyza; Chrysoperla spp.; Lady Beetle Introduction; Coccinella septempunctata; Coleomegilla maculata; fungi; Hippodamia convergens; Lebia grandis
cabbage aphid [Brevicoryne brassicae (Linnaeus)]: Coleomegilla maculata; Hippodamia convergens
corn leaf aphid [Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch)]: Coccinella septempunctata; Hippodamia convergens
cotton aphid [Aphis gossypii Glover] (also called melon aphid): Coccinella septempunctata; Coleomegilla maculata; Hippodamia convergens
cowpea aphid [Aphis craccivora Koch]: Coccinella septempunctata
green peach aphid [Myzus persicae (Sulzer)]: Coccinella septempunctata; Coleomegilla maculata; Hippodamia convergens
melon aphid [Aphis gossypii Glover] (also called cotton aphid): Coccinella septempunctata; Coleomegilla maculata; Hippodamia convergens
pea aphid [Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris)]: Coccinella septempunctata; Coleomegilla maculata; Hippodamia convergens
potato aphid [Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Thomas)]: Coccinella septempunctata; Coleomegilla maculata; Hippodamia convergens

Aphis craccivori: see aphids

Aphis gossypii: see aphids

Aphthona abdominalis (Duftschmid)

Aphthona cyparissiae (Koch)

Aphthona czwalinae (Weise): Aphthona lacertosa

Aphthona flava (Guill.)

Aphthona lacertosa (Rosh.): Aphthona czwalinae

Aphthona nigriscutis Foudras: Aphthona cyparissiae

apple rust mite: see mites

apples: Aphidoletes aphidimyza; Coleomegilla maculata; Chrysoperla spp.; Galendromus occidentalis; Galendromus pyri; Neoseiulus fallacis; Podisus maculiventris; Zetzellia mali

armyworm spp. (see also individual species): bacteria; fungi; Lebia grandis; nematodes; protozoa

asparagus: Chrysoperla spp.; Coleomegilla maculata; Lebia grandis; Podisus maculiventris

asparagus beetle [Crioceris asparagi (Linnaeus)]: Coleomegilla maculata; Hippodamia convergens

Autographa californica: see alfalfa looper


B

Bacillus lentimorbus: bacteria

Bacillus popilliae Dutky: bacteria

Bacillus subtilis: Pathogens Introduction

Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner: bacteria; Pathogens Introduction; viruses
var. aizawai: bacteria
var. israelensis: bacteria
var. kurstaki: bacteria
var. san diego: bacteria
var. tenebrionis: bacteria

bacteria

bagworm [Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis (Haworth)]: bacteria

bandedwinged whitefly: see whitefly

beans: Coleomegilla maculata; Podisus maculiventris

Beauveria bassiana:: see white muscardine fungus

bee hives: bacteria

beet armyworm [Spodoptera exigua (Hübner)]: Podisus maculiventris; bacteria; nematodes; viruses

beetles [Coleoptera]: bacteria; Chrysoperla spp.; fungi; Predators Introduction; nematodes

Bemisia argentifolii: see whitefly

Bemisia tabaci: see whitefly

berries: Aphidoletes aphidimyza

bio-insecticides/biorational insecticides: see microbial insecticides

black flies [Simuliidae]: see flies

blister mites: see mites

blueberries: Aphidoletes aphidimyza

bollworm: see corn earworm

Braconidae: Cotesia glomerata

Brasilomyces: Pathogens Introduction

Brevicoryne brassicae: see aphids

brown lacewings: see Hemerobius spp.

brown rot: Pathogens Introduction

Bt: see Bacillus thuringiensis

bugs (true) [Hemiptera]: Podisus maculiventris; Predators Introduction

Burprestidae: Sphenoptera jugoslavica

butt rot of conifers: Pathogens Introduction


C

cabbage see also cole crops): Aphidoletes aphidimyza; Chrysoperla spp.; protozoa

cabbage looper [Trichoplusia ni (Hübner)]: bacteria; Podisus maculiventris;protozoa; viruses

cabbage maggot [Delia radicum (Linnaeus)]: Aleochara bilineata; fungi

Cadra cautella: see almond moth

Campylomma verbasci: see Mullein plant bug

Carabidae: see ground beetle

Carduus nutans: see nodding thistle

carrot beetle [Ligyrus gibbosus (DeGeer)]: nematodes

Cassia obtusifolia: see sicklepod

caterpillars (see also individual species): bacteria; fungi; Chrysoperla spp.; nematodes; protozoa; viruses

caterpillar wilt: viruses

Cecidomyiidae: Aphidoletes aphidimyza; Spurgia esulae

Centaurea diffusa: see diffuse knapweed

Centaurea maculosa: see spotted knapweed

Cerambycidae: Oberea erythrocephala

Cercopidae: see spittlebugs

Chamaesphecia hungarica (Tomala)

cherry: Galendromus occidentalis

chestnut blight: Pathogens Introduction

Chilocorus stigma: see twice-stabbed ladybeetle

Chironomidae: see midges

Choristoneura fumiferana: see spruce budworm

Chrysomelidae: see flea beetles

Chrysoperla (=Chrysopa) carnea Stephens

Chrysoperla (=Chrysopa) rufilabris Burmeister

Chrysopidae: see Chrysoperla spp.

Cicadellidae: see leafhoppers

citrus: fungi

citrus tristeza disease: Pathogens Introduction

Coccinella septempunctata Linnaeus

Coccinellidae: see ladybeetles

Cochylidae: Agapeta zoegana

cockroach spp.: fungi

codling moth (Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus)]: bacteria

cole crops: Aleochara bilineata; Aphidoletes aphidimyza; Chrysoperla spp.; Coleomegilla maculata; Cotesia glomerata; Lebia grandis; Podisus maculiventris; Trissolcus basalis; viruses

Coleomegilla maculata lengi Timberlake: Predators Introduction

Coleoptera [beetles]: Aleochara bilineata; Coccinella septempunctata; Coleomegilla maculata; Hippodamia convergens; Lady Beetle Introduction; Lebia grandis

Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Penz f. sp. aeschynomene: Weed Feeders Introduction

Colorado potato beetle [Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)]: bacteria; Coleomegilla maculata; fungi; Lebia grandis; nematodes; Podisus maculiventris

convergent lady beetle [Hippodamia convergens (Guerin-Meneville)]: Lady Beetle Introduction

corn: Aleochara bilineata; bacteria; Chrysoperla spp.; Coccinella septempunctata; Coleomegilla maculata; Lebia grandis; Podisus maculiventris; nematodes; protozoa; Trissolcus basalis

corn earworm [Helicoverpa zea (Boddie)]: bacteria; Coleomegilla maculata; fungi; nematodes; Podisus maculiventris; viruses

corn rootworm [Diabrotica ]spp.: fungi

Cotesia glomerata (Linnaeus)

cotton: Aphidoletes aphidimyza; bacteria; Chrysoperla spp.; Coleomegilla maculata; Eretmocerus californicus; fungi; Trissolcus basalis

cotton bollworm: see corn earworm

cotton leafworm [Alabama argillacea (Hübner)]: viruses

cranberries: nematodes

cricket spp.: protozoa

Crioceris asparagi: see asparagus beetle

crown gall: Pathogens Introduction

cucumber: Encarsia formosa

cucumber beetle spp.: nematodes

cucurbits: Podisus maculiventris; Trissolcus basalis

Curculionidae: see root weevils

cutworms [Noctuidae]: fungi; nematodes

Cydia pomonella: see codling moth

Cyphocleonus achates (Fahr.)


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