Interrelationship of Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner to the diamondback moth (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and its primary parasitoid, Diadegma insulare (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)

Journal of Entomological Science

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 371-377

  Ulpah, S ^a,b   Kok, L T ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Islamic University of North Sumatra   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Diadegma insulare; diamondback moth; Hymenoptera; Ichneumonidae; parasitoid; Plutella xylostella; Plutellidae

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR BERLINER; DIADEGMA; DIADEGMA INSULARE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; ICHNEUMONIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE;

EID: 0030485509     PISSN: 07498004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18474/0749-8004-31.4.371     Document Type: Article

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