Effect of a UV-Deficient Environment on the Biology and Flight Activity of Myzus persicae and Its Hymenopterous Parasite Aphidius matricariae

Phytoparasitica

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 467-477

  Chyzik, R ^a   Dobrinin, S ^b   Antignus, Y ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Sapir Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aphidius matricariae; Flight behavior; Green peach aphid; Greenhouses; Host finding; Myzus persicae; Parasites; Pest management; Population growth; UV light; UV absorbing films; UV nonabsorbing films

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; APHIDIUS; APHIDIUS MATRICARIAE; BRACONIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; MYZUS; MYZUS PERSICAE; PRUNUS PERSICA; VESPIDAE; VESPOIDEA;

EID: 0242656112     PISSN: 03342123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02979740     Document Type: Article

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