Intraspecific variation in the ability of microctonus aethiopoides (hymenoptera: Braconidae) to parasitise sitona lepidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 295-303

  Phillips, C B ^a   Cane, R P ^a   Mee, J ^b   Chapman, H M ^b   Hoelmer, K A ^c   Coutinot, D ^c  

^a AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c USDA ARS European Biological Control Laboratory   (France)

Author keywords

Biological control; Development rate; Host range; Host suitability; Inter simple sequence repeat; Intraspecific variation; Microctonus aethiopoides; Sitona discoideus; Sitona flavescens; Sitona lepidus

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PARASITE; PEST CONTROL;

NEW ZEALAND;

BRACONIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MICROCTONUS AETHIOPOIDES; SITONA DISCOIDEUS; SITONA FLAVESCENS; SITONA LEPIDUS; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0036941695     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2002.9513519     Document Type: Article

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