The influence of hosts, temperature and food sources on the longevity of Trichogramma platneri

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 195-203

  McDougall, S J ^a   Mills, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cydia pomonella; Honeydew; Stabilizers; Sugar; Supplemental food; Trichogramma platneri

Indexed keywords

TRICHOGRAMMA PLATNERI; GELECHIIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; SITOTROGA CEREALELLA; TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE;

BIOCONTROL AGENT; EGG PARASITOID; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; LONGEVITY; PARASITIC WASP; SUGAR;

EID: 0030616766     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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