Establishment and Phenology of the Parasitoid Microctonus hyperodae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in New Zealand

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1386-1392

  Goldson, Stephen L ^a   Proffitt, John R ^a   Baird, David B ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Listronotus bonariensis; Microctonus hyperodae; Parasitism levels; Seasonal biology; Stage durations

Indexed keywords

BRACONIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; EUPHORINAE; HYMENOPTERA; LISTRONOTUS; LISTRONOTUS BONARIENSIS; MICROCTONUS HYPERODAE;

EID: 0000275430     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/27.6.1386     Document Type: Article

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