Interspecific host discrimination and within-host competition between Encarsia formosa and E. pergandiella (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), two endoparasitoids of whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 521-528

  Pedata, P A ^a   Giorgini, M ^a   Guerrieri, E ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ENDOPARASITE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; WHITEFLY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; HEMIPTERA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME; WASP;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; HEMIPTERA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; OVIPOSITION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; WASPS;

ALEYRODIDAE; APHELINIDAE; ENCARSIA; ENCARSIA FORMOSA; ENCARSIA PERGANDIELLA; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; TRIALEURODES VAPORARIORUM;

EID: 0036919721     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BER2002203     Document Type: Article

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