Tritrophic interactions in sorghum, midge (Stenodiplosis sorghicola) and its parasitoid (Aprostocetus spp.)

Crop Protection

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-169

  Nwanze, K F ^a,b   Reddy, Y V R ^a   Nwilene, F E ^a   Kausalya, K G ^c   Reddy, D D R ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^b AFRICA RICE CENTER AFRICARICE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c ACHARYA N G RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Parasitoids; Season; Sorghum genotypes; Sorghum midge; Stenodiplosis sorghicola; Tritrophic interactions

Indexed keywords

APROSTOCETUS COIMBATORENSIS; APROSTOCETUS GALA; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; GENOTYPE; HOST PREFERENCE; HOST RESISTANCE; PARASITIZATION; SORGHUM;

NATURAL ENEMY; PARASITOID WASP; PEST MANAGEMENT; SORGHUM; SORGHUM MIDGE; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

APROSTOCETUS; APROSTOCETUS COMBATORENSIS; APROSTOCETUS GALA; CECIDOMYIIDAE; DIPTERA; EULOPHIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SORGHUM BICOLOR; STENODIPLOSIS SORGHICOLA;

EID: 0032029829     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(97)00049-5     Document Type: Article

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