Article: GARDENING : PARASITIC WASPS TO THE RESCUE.(L.A. LIFE)

Article: Parasitic Wasps Used to Manage Mexican Bean Beetles
PR Newswire;  June 22, 1998 ;     622 words ... ... Department of Agriculture is raising small parasitic wasps (Pediobius foveolatus) for release ... management approach to pest control. These parasitic wasps have proven to be extremely successful ... in Southern Maryland are using the parasitic wasps in snap bean and soybean fields ...

Article: Honey boosts effectiveness of parasitic wasps.
M2 Presswire;  August 19, 2002 ;     676 words ... ... ARS: Honey boosts effectiveness of parasitic wasps (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS ... flies in the United States. Certain parasitic wasps native to the United States are now ... at the ARS lab in Gainesville. The parasitic wasps reduce insecticide use while saving ...

Article: Finding the needle in the haystack: using parasitic ...
Resource: Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World;  March 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Using parasitic wasps to kill hidden stored-grain pests ... agricultural mystery. The case involves parasitic wasps which find and attack insect pests ... Howard and Baker believe that parasitic wasps could be the answer for the grain ...

Article: China employs egg parasitic wasps to kill pests
Xinhua News Agency;  January 14, 2006 ;     347 words ...China employs egg parasitic wasps to kill pests WUHAN, Jan. 14 ... scientists have developed egg parasitic wasps to curb the spread of certain ... s Hubei Province. The egg parasitic wasps transfer fatal virus by stinging ...

Article: Chinese scientists employ egg parasitic wasps to ...
PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.;  January 14, 2006 ;     419 words ... ... Chinese scientists employ egg parasitic wasps to kill pests Beijing ... scientists have developed egg parasitic wasps to curb the spread of certain ... Province said. The egg parasitic wasps transfer fatal virus by ...

Article: "Sting operation" to protect groceries.(parasitic ...
Agricultural Research;  May 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Nearly invisible, harmless, parasitic wasps might one day patrol the aisles ... isn't always effective. Parasitic wasps are an Earth-friendly way ... were paired with other tiny parasitic wasps belonging to the genus Habrobracon ...

Article: Parasitic wasps could curb mealybug.
M2 Presswire;  August 17, 2001 ;     686 words ...M2 PRESSWIRE-17 August 2001-US ARS: Parasitic wasps could curb mealybug (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS ... mealybugs. Already, APHIS found that the release of the parasitic wasps brought a 98 percent reduction in mealybugs near the ...