The influence of the endoparasitic wasp Glyptapanteles liparidis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on the growth, food consumption, and food utilization of its host larva, Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 555-568

  Schopf, Axel ^a   Steinberger, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Braconidae; Glyptapanteles liparidis; Growth; Host parasitoid interactions; Lymantria dispar; Lymantriidae; Nutritional indices

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001824343     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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