Pieris rapae (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) females avoid oviposition on Rorippa indica plants infested by conspecific larvae

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 333-337

  Sato, Yoshibumi ^a   Yano, Shuichi ^b   Takabayashi, Junji ^b   Ohsaki, Naota ^b  

^a Kyoto College of Medical Technology   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cotesia glomerata; Enemy dense space; Oviposition preference; Pieris rapae; Rorippa indica

Indexed keywords

COTESIA GLOMERATA; LEPIDOPTERA; NASTURTIUM OFFICINALE; PIERIDAE; PIERIS RAPAE; RORIPPA INDICA;

EID: 0033177260     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.34.333     Document Type: Article

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