Pontania proxima (Tenthredinidae: Hymenoptera) : Natural enemies and defensive behavior against Pnigalio nemati (Eulophidae: Hymenoptera)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 858-862

  Al Saffar, Zuhair Y ^a   Aldrich, John C ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Defensive behavior; Larval density; Parasitoid; Pnigalio nemati; Pontania proxima; Survival

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION;

IRELAND;

EULOPHIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PNIGALIO NEMATI; PONTANIA PROXIMA; TENTHREDINIDAE;

EID: 0032454693     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/91.6.858     Document Type: Article

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