Abundance of Cardiochiles nigriceps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Nicotiana species (Solanaceae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1248-1255

  Jackson, D Michael ^a,d   Nottingham, S F ^b,d   Schlotzhauer, W S ^b,d   Horvat, R J ^b,d   Sisson, V A ^c,d   Stephenson, M G ^d   Foard, T ^d,e   Mcpherson, R M ^d,f  

^a USDA ARS US Vegetable Laboratory   (United States)

^b RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Host plant attractants; Insect plant relationships; Nicotiana noctiflora; Nicotiana sanderae; Parasitoid

Indexed keywords

CARDIOCHILES NIGRICEPS; NICOTIANA;

EID: 0030483460     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/25.5.1248     Document Type: Article

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