Life history parameters during immature stage of Aphidius gifuensis Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Homoptera: Aphididae)

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 103-109

  Ohta, Izumi ^a   Miura, Kazuki ^a   Kobayashi, Masahiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR WESTERN REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aphidius gifuensis; Developmental time; Myzus persicae; Oviposition rate; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035256294     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2001.103     Document Type: Article

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