Oviposition and Development of Trichogramma pretiosum (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) in Three Age Classes of Southwestern Corn Borer Eggs

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 385-390

  Calvin, D D ^a,b   Losey, J E ^a,c   Knapp, M C ^a   Poston, F L ^a,d  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Diatraea grandiosella; Host preference; Parasitoid; Trichogramma pretiosum

Indexed keywords

DIATRAEA GRANDIOSELLA; HYMENOPTERA; TRICHOGRAMMA PRETIOSUM; TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0001262920     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/26.2.385     Document Type: Article

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