In 2000, the California Department of Food and Agriculture initiated a multi-million dollar program aimed at controlling the Glassy winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca coagulata. As a part of the program, two facilities dedicated to biological control aspects have been established in southern California. This talk aims to give an outline of the progress made to use biological control as a means of suppressing the most threatening pest to arrive in California in recent years.
Species 1: Homoptera Cicadellidae Homalodisca coagulata (Glassy-winged sharpshooter, mouche pisseuse)
Species 2: Hymenoptera Mymaridae Gonatocerus fasciatus
Keywords: Production, Monitoring
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