Development of Eucelatoria bryani and Eucelatoria rubentis (Diptera: Tachinidae) in different instars of Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-87

  Reitz, Stuart R ^a,b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eucelatoria; Helicoverpa zea; Host parasitoid relationship; Koinobiont; Parasitoid development

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; EUCELATORIA; EUCELATORIA BRYANI; EUCELATORIA RUBENTIS; HELICOVERPA ZEA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; TACHINIDAE; ZEA;

EID: 0242396442     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/89.1.81     Document Type: Article

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