An eight-year field study involving control of Sapyga pumila Cresson (Hymenoptera: Sapygidae), a wasp parasite of the alfalfa leafcutter bee, Megachile pacifica Panzer

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Torchio, Philip F.

Source:

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, Kansas (Central States) Entomological Society, Volume 52, Issue 2, p.412-419 (1979)

Call Number:

A79TOR01IDUS

URL:

http://www.jstor.org/stable/25083923

Keywords:

alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile pacifica, parasite, Sapyga, Sapyga pumila, wasp

Abstract:

Annual results gained from a field study of Sapyga pumila Cresson initiated in 1970 and completed in 1977 are presented. Three control techniques developed during the study are described and compared, and the results of field-testing each control method are presented. Biological factors affecting variation in population densities of S. pumila between native and introduced host species are also discussed.

Notes:

ELECTRONIC FILE - Zoology: Invertebrates

Citation (CSE style, mostly):
Torchio PF. 1979. An eight-year field study involving control of Sapyga pumila Cresson (Hymenoptera: Sapygidae), a wasp parasite of the alfalfa leafcutter bee, Megachile pacifica Panzer. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 52(2):412-419. Available at: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25083923.