Impact and oviposition behaviour of Ageniaspis fuscicollis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a polyembryonic parasitoid of the apple ermine moth, Yponomeuta malinellus (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae)

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 617-625

  Kuhlmann, U ^a   Babendreier, D ^a   Hoffmeister, T S ^b   Mills, N J ^c  

^a CABI   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; EGG PRODUCTION; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; OVIPOSITION;

AGENIASPIS FUSCICOLLIS; ENCYRTIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; YPONOMEUTA MALINELLUS; YPONOMEUTIDAE;

EID: 0032438797     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007485300054286     Document Type: Article

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