Responses of Female Aphelinus asychis (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) and Aphidius matricariae (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae) to Host and Plant-Host Odors

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 989-994

  De Farias, Angela M I ^a,b   Hopper, Keith R ^a,c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^c USDA ARS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphelinus asychis; Aphidius matricariae; Biological control; Diuraphis noxia; Odor; Semiochemical

Indexed keywords

APHELINIDAE; APHELINUS ASYCHIS; APHELINUS MATRICARIAE; APHIDIDAE; APHIDIINAE; APHIDIUS MATRICARIAE; ASYCHIS; DIURAPHIS NOXIA; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; HYMENOPTERA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0001817912     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/26.4.989     Document Type: Article

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