Egg allocation by Bracon hylobii Ratz., the principal parasitoid of the large pine weevil (Hylobius abietis L.), and implications for host suppression

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 11-18

  Henry, C J ^a   Day, K R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological control; Bracon hylobii; Diapause; Fecundity; Host parasitoid; Hylobius abietis; Temperature dependence

Indexed keywords

BRACON; BRACON HYLOBII; BRACONIDAE; CONIFEROPHYTA; HYLOBIUS; HYLOBIUS ABIETIS;

EID: 0035086189     PISSN: 14619555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-9563.2001.00080.x     Document Type: Article

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