The influence of plant species on attraction and host acceptance in Cotesia glomerata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 619-630

  Benrey, Betty ^a,c   Denno, Robert F ^a   Kaiser, Laure ^b  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cotesia glomerata; Host acceptance; Host location; Host plant species; Parasitoid attraction; Pieris rapae

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; BRACONIDAE; BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ACEPHALA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CAPITATA; CLEOME HASSLERIANA; CLEOME SPINOSA; COTESIA GLOMERATA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; LUNARIA ANNUA; NASTURTIUM OFFICINALE; PIERIS RAPAE; TROPAEOLACEAE; TROPAEOLUM MAJUS; VATES;

EID: 0030864692     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02765382     Document Type: Article

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