Variation in biological parameters of Trichogramma spp. purchased from commercial suppliers in the United States

BioControl

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 487-502

  Schmidt, Vernon B ^a,b   Linker, H Michael ^a   Orr, David B ^a   Kennedy, George G ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachyptery; Inundative augmentation; Parasitoid; Quality; Trichogramma

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; PARASITE CONTROL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; TRICHOGRAMMA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0141615432     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025751428043     Document Type: Article

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