Life History of Bracon hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on a Dried Vegetable Commodity

Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-152

  Yu, Seung Hun ^a   Ryoo, Mun Il ^a   Na, Ja Hyun ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bracon hebetor; Life history; Life table statistics; Plodia interpunctella

Indexed keywords

BRACON HEBETOR; BRACONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLODIA INTERPUNCTELLA; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 0012477614     PISSN: 12268615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1226-8615(08)60043-6     Document Type: Article

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