Diamondback moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) infestation and parasitism by Diadegma insulare (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in collards and adjacent cabbage fields

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 54-62

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brassica oleracea; Conura side; Plutella xylostella; population regulation; Spilochalcis

Indexed keywords

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

EID: 0030890967     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3495976     Document Type: Article

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