Function of the Cocoon of the Parasitoid Wasp, Cotesia glomerata L. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Protection against Desiccation

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 99-103

  Tagawa, Jun ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cocoon; Cotesia glomerata; Desiccation; Humidity; Parasitoid

Indexed keywords

COTESIA GLOMERATA;

EID: 0030019223     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.31.99     Document Type: Article

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