Effects of partial sugar deprivation on lifespan and carbohydrate mobilization in the parasitoid Macrocentrus grandii (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 909-916

  Fadamiro, Henry Y ^a,b   Heimpel, George E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrone; Carbohydrate; Glycogen; Macrocentrus grandii; Parasitoid; Sugar

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012714145     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2001)094[0909:EOPSDO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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