Foraging Behavior and Patch Time Allocation by Fopius arisanus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), an Egg-Larval Parasitoid of Tephritid Fruit Flies

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 593-612

  Wang, Xin Geng ^a   Messing, Russell H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Fopius arisanus; Foraging behavior; Parasitoids; Patch time allocation

Indexed keywords

BRACONIDAE; CAPITATA; CERATITIS; CERATITIS CAPITATA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FOPIUS ARISANUS; HYMENOPTERA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0347723858     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOIR.0000007698.01714.56     Document Type: Article

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