Thermal requirements and parasitism capacity of Trissolcus brochymenae (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) under constant and fluctuating temperatures, and assessment of development in field conditions

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 583-593

  Torres, J B ^a   Musolin, D L ^a   Zanuncio, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asopinae; Biological control; Egg parasitoid; Forest entomology; Parasitism rate; Podisus nigrispinus; Trissolcus brochymenae

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; EGG PARASITOID; PARASITISM; PREDATOR; TEMPERATURE;

HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; PENTATOMIDAE; PODISUS; SCELIONIDAE; TRISSOLCUS;

EID: 0036794716     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958315021000016243     Document Type: Article

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