Polymorphism for wolbachia infections in eastern and southern african cotesia sesamiae (cameron) (hymenoptera: braconidae) populations

Insect Science and its Application

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 369-374

  Ngi Song, Adele J ^a   Mochiah, Moses B ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Biological control; Braconidae; Cotesia sesamiae; Cytoplasmic incompatibility; Hymenoptera; Parasitoid population; Wolbacliia infection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005324055     PISSN: 01919040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s174275840000847x     Document Type: Article

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