Effects of temperature on immature development of the parasitic fly Bessa parallela (Meigen) (Diptera: Tachinidae)

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 435-439

  Ichiki, Ryoko ^a   Takasu, Keiji ^a   Shima, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bessa parallela; Immature development; Larval parasitoid; Tachinidae; Temperature

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; PIERIS RAPAE; TACHINIDAE;

EID: 1342289415     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2003.435     Document Type: Article

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