Larval development of two parasitic flies (Conopidae) in the common host Bombus pascuorum

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-70

  Schmid Hempel, Regula ^a,b   Schmid Hempel, Paul ^b  

^a Zoologisches Inst der Univ

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bombus; Competition; Conopidae; Diptera; Larval development; Parasitoids; Social insects; Superparasitism

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT TIME; HOST DEFENCE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE;

BOMBUS PASCUORUM; CONOPIDAE; DIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; PHYSOCEPHALA RUFIPES; SICUS FERRUGINEUS;

EID: 0029666923     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1996.tb00267.x     Document Type: Article

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