The Australian fruit fly parasitoid Diachasmimorpha kraussii (Fullaway): Mating behavior, modes of sexual communication and crossing tests with D. Longicaudata (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Opiinae)

Pan-Pacific Entomologist

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 12-23

  Rungrojwanich, K ^a,b   Walter, G H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b SUKHOTHAI THAMMATHIRAT OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acoustic signal; Braconidae; Diachasmimorpha kraussii; Diachasmimorpha longicaudata; Monandry; Parasitoid; Pheromone; Tephritidae; Wing vibration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034414872     PISSN: 00310603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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