Pupal orientation and emergence of some aphelinid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) of Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 385-390

  Liu, Tong Xian ^a   Stansly, Philip A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult emergence; Behavior; Bemisia argentifolii; Bemisia tabaci; Pupal orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001682921     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/89.3.385     Document Type: Article

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