Influence of egg load and oviposition time interval on the host discrimination and offspring survival of Anagyrus pseudococci (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a solitary endoparasitoid of citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 69-75

  Islam, K S ^a   Copland, M J W ^b  

^a BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOST SELECTION; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; OVIPOSITION; SUPERPARASITISM; SURVIVAL;

ANAGYRUS; ANAGYRUS PSEUDOCOCCI; ANIMALIA; CITRUS; ENCYRTIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HOMOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; PLANOCOCCUS CITRI; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0034113497     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007485300000730     Document Type: Article

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