Response of Fopius arisanus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to fruit volatiles in a wind tunnel

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 616-618

  Altuzar, Alma ^a   Montoya, Pablo ^b   Rojas, Julio C ^a  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^b Secretaria de Agricultura Ganaderia Desarrollo Rural Pesca y Alimentacion   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BRACONIDAE; FOPIUS ARISANUS; HYMENOPTERA; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA;

EID: 12344304341     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2004)087[0616:ROFAHB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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