Fecundity, longevity, and sex ratio of Goniozus nigrifemur (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae)

Biological Control

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-23

  Luft, Patrick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bethylidae; Goniozus nigrifemur; Hymenoptera; Pectinophora gossypiella

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HYMENOPTERA; LONGEVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0030218074     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1996.0058     Document Type: Article

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