Development and reproduction of a population of Eretmocerus eremicus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) on Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 300-306

  Headrick, David H ^a   Bellows, Thomas S ^a   Perring, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Biological control; Demography; Eretmocerus eremicus; Life tables

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; WHITEFLY;

ALEYRODIDAE; APHELINIDAE; BEMISIA ARGENTIFOLII; ERETMOCERUS; ERETMOCERUS EREMICUS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEMIPTERA; HIRSUTUM; HOMOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; IPOMOEA BATATAS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0032915695     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/28.2.300     Document Type: Article

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