Elimination of Wolbachia from Urolepis rufipes (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) with heat and antibiotic treatments: Implications for host reproduction

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 341-354

  Kyei Poku, G K ^a   Floate, K D ^a   Benkel, B ^a   Goettel, M S ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Cytoplasmic incompatibility; High temperature; Sex ratio; Urolepis rufipes; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FLY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INCOMPATIBILITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; MUSCIDAE; PTEROMALIDAE; UROLEPIS RUFIPES; VESPIDAE; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 0038041556     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958315031000110355     Document Type: Article

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