Contact kairomones mediating the foraging behavior of the aphid hyperparasitoid Alloxysta victrix (Westwood) (Hymenoptera: Charipidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 539-548

  Grasswitz, Tessa R ^a  

^a HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alloxysta victrix; Contact cues; Foraging behavior; Hyperparasitoid; Kairomones

Indexed keywords

ALLOXYSTA VICTRIX; APHIDIDAE; APHIDIUS COLEMANI; CHARIPIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MYZUS PERSICAE;

EID: 0031685480     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022315413516     Document Type: Article

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