Effect of UV Radiation on the Uzi-Fly, Exorista sorbillans Wiedemann, an Endoparasitoid of the Silkworm, Bombyx mori L.

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 87-91

  Hasan, Mahbub ^a   Jahan, M Sarwar ^a   Khan, Ataur Rahman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori L; endoparasitoid; Exorista sorbillans; silkworm; UV irradiation; uzi fly

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002986834     PISSN: 17427584     EISSN: 17427592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742758400007505     Document Type: Article

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