Low temperature effect on viability of Diadegma insulare (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) pupae and effect of this parasitoid on feeding rate of diamondback moth larvae (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 503-509

  Okine, J S ^a   Mitchell, E R ^b   Hu, G Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Brassica oleracea; Conura side; Parasitism; Parasitoid

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CONURA SIDE; DIADEGMA; DIADEGMA INSULARE; HYMENOPTERA; ICHNEUMONIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE;

EID: 0030468731     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3496062     Document Type: Article

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