Wednesday, 29 October 2003
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This presentation is part of : Display Presentations, Section Ca. Biological Control

Coenosia attenuata: an Old World predator newly discovered in North American greenhouses

Emily J. Sensenbach1, Stephen Wraight2, John P. Sanderson1, and E. Richard Hoebeke1. (1) Cornell University, Department of Entomology, Comstock Hall, Ithaca, NY, (2) USDA-ARS, Plant Protection Research Unit, Tower Rd, Ithaca, NY

Distribution of the Paleartic muscid Coenosia attenuata Stein in North America is reported. Experiments and observations detailing the biology of this predatory species are described.

Species 1: Diptera Muscidae Coenosia attenuata (hunter fly)
Keywords: biological control

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