In vitro rearing of Trichogramma minutum Riley (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) for ten generations, with quality assessment comparisons of in vitro and in vivo reared adults

Biological Control

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 201-207

  Nordlund, Donald A ^a,c   Wu, Z X ^b,d   Greenberg, S M ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial diet; Biological control; Mass rearing; Quality control

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; HELICOVERPA ZEA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; MANDUCA SEXTA; TRICHOGRAMMA; TRICHOGRAMMA MINUTUM; TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE; ZEA;

EID: 0031195068     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1997.0534     Document Type: Article

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