Performance of Trichogramma ostriniae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) reared on factitious hosts, including the target host, Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

Biological Control

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-10

  Hoffmann, Michael P ^a   Ode, Peter R ^a   Walker, Donna L ^a   Gardner, Jeffrey ^a   Van Nouhuys, Saskya ^a   Shelton, Anthony M ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Ephestia kuhniella; European corn borer; Factitious host; Laboratory selection; Mass rearing; Ostrinia nubilalis; Parasitoid; Sitotroga cerealella; Trichogramma ostriniae; Trichoplusia ni

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; HOST; INSECT CONTROL; PARASITISM; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL;

CRAMBINAE; EPHESTIA; EPHESTIA KUHNIELLA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; SITOTROGA; SITOTROGA CEREALELLA; TRICHOGRAMMA OSTRINIAE; TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE; TRICHOPLUSIA NI; VESPIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0035008349     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.2000.0912     Document Type: Article

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