Passive evasion of encapsulation in Macrocentrus cingulum Brischke (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a polyembryonic parasitoid of Ostrinia furnacalis Guenée (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 367-375

  Hu, Jian ^a,b   Zhu, Xiang Xiong ^a   Fu, Wen Jun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Encapsulation; Hemocytes; Macrocentus cingulum Ostrinia furnacalis; Parasitism; Surface fibrous layer

Indexed keywords

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

BRACONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; MACROCENTRUS; MACROCENTRUS CINGULUM; OSTRINIA; OSTRINIA FURNACALIS; PYRALIDAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0037692829     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(03)00021-0     Document Type: Article

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