Temperature Effects on Efficacy of Choetospila elegans (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) to Suppress Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) in Stored Wheat

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 320-323

  Flinn, P W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Choetospila elegans; Rhyzopertha dominica; Stored products; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BOSTRICHIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; PTEROMALIDAE; RHYZOPERTHA DOMINICA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0000064074     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/91.1.320     Document Type: Article

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