Influence of rearing hosts on host size acceptance by Trichogramma australicum

BioControl

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-141

  Nurindah, ^a,b   Cribb, Bronwen W ^a   Gordh, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Research Institute for Tobacco and Fibre Crops   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Host acceptance; Model host; Rearing

Indexed keywords

HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; SITOTROGA; SITOTROGA CEREALELLA; TRICHOGRAMMA AUSTRALICUM; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0001006326     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009910332326     Document Type: Article

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