Quality assessment of three species of commercially produced Trichogramma and the first report of thelytoky in commercially produced Trichogramma

Biological Control

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-73

  Lundgren, J G ^b,c   Heimpel, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Insectary; Natural enemies; Quality control; Thelytoky; Trichogramma

Indexed keywords

HYMENOPTERA; TRICHOGRAMMA; TRICHOGRAMMA BRASSICAE; TRICHOGRAMMA MINUTUM; TRICHOGRAMMA PRETIOSUM; TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 0037222083     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-9644(02)00117-2     Document Type: Article

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