Field infestation of Phaseolus vulgaris by Acanthoscelides obtectus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae), parasitoid abundance, and consequences for storage pest control

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 859-863

  Schmale, I ^a   Wackers F L ^a   Cardona, C ^a   Dorn, S ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acanthoscelides obtectus; Beans; Bruchidae; Oviposition behavior; Parasitoids; Storage pest

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; LEGUME; PARASITOID; PEST CONTROL; STORAGE;

ACANTHOSCELIDES; ACANTHOSCELIDES OBTECTUS; BRUCHIDAE; BRUCHINAE; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; EULOPHIDAE; HEXAPODA; HORISMENUS; HORISMENUS ASHMEADII; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHASEOLUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0036802375     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-31.5.859     Document Type: Article

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