Physical and chemical cues influencing the oviposition behaviour of Aphidius ervi

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 219-227

  Battaglia, Donatella ^a   Poppy, Guy ^b   Powell, Wilf ^b   Romano, Antonio ^a   Tranfaglia, Antonio ^a   Pennacchio, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aphid; Colour; Cornicle secretion; Host recognition; Kairomone; Oviposition behaviour; Parasitoid; Visual cues

Indexed keywords

APHID; CHEMICAL CUE; OVIPOSITION; PARASITOID;

APHIDIIDAE; APHIDIUS ERVI; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0034115130     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.2000.00623.x     Document Type: Article

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