Morphological discrimination between first instar larvae of four euphorine parasitoids

BioControl

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 159-169

  Phillips, C B ^a   Emberson, R M ^b  

^a AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biological control; Euphorinae; Species identification

Indexed keywords

DINOCAMPUS COCCINELLAE; EUPHORINAE; MICROCTONUS AETHIOPOIDES; MICROCTONUS HYPERODAE; MICROCTONUS ZEALANDICUS;

EID: 0000890010     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009929427588     Document Type: Article

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