The influence of host food plants on host recognition by four aphidiine parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1991, Pages 449-453

  Powell, W ^a   Wright, A F ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APHID; HOST RECOGNITION; HYMENOPTERA; PARASITOID; SEMIOCHEMICAL;

APHIDIUS ERVI; APHIDIUS PICIPES; APHIDIUS RHOPALOSIPHI; BRACONIDAE; EPHEDRUS PLAGIATOR;

EID: 0026394636     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485300032028     Document Type: Article

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