Oviposition, development, and survivorship of Encarsia pergandiella (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) in four instars of Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 96-102

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Oviposition preference; Parasitoid development; Parasitoids; Sweetpotato whitefly

Indexed keywords

ALEYRODIDAE; APHELINIDAE; BEMISIA ARGENTIFOLII; BEMISIA TABACI; ENCARSIA PERGANDIELLA; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; IPOMOEA BATATAS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0001682922     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/89.1.96     Document Type: Article

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