Adult size and reproduction in the ectoparasitoid Agrothereutes lanceolatus Walker (Hym., Ichneumonidae)

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 357-361

  Ueno, Takatoshi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BODY SIZE; LONGEVITY; PARASITOID; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AGROTHEREUTES LANCEOLATUS; HYMENOPTERA; ICHNEUMONIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; PYRALIDAE; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 0032780916     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0418.1999.00386.x     Document Type: Article

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