Effect of food on longevity of adults of Trichogramma carverae Oatman and Pinto and Trichogramma nr brassicae Bezdenko (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 185-187

  Gurr, Geoffrey M ^a   Nicol, Helen I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation biological control; Habitat manipulation; Honey diet; Parasitoid

Indexed keywords

TRICHOGRAMMA BRASSICAE; TRICHOGRAMMA CARVERAE;

EID: 0034725714     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6055.2000.00159.x     Document Type: Article

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