Biology and morphology of Chelonus sp. nr. curvimaculatus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) as a parasitoid of Pectinophora gossypiella (Lepidoptera Gelechiidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 631-639

  Hentz, Matthew ^a   Ellsworth, Peter ^b   Naranjo, Steven ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Chelonus sp. nr. curcimaculatus; Parasitoid; Pectinophora gossypiella

Indexed keywords

BRACONIDAE; CHELONUS SP.; GELECHIIDAE; HELICOVERPA ZEA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; PECTINOPHORA GOSSYPIELLA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; CHELONUS CURVIMACULATUS;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; LIFE CYCLE; PARASITOID; PINK BOLLWORM;

EID: 0031395777     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/90.5.631     Document Type: Article

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