Effects of host on functional response of offspring in two populations of Trissolcus grandis on the sunn pest

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-43

  Allahyari, H ^a   Fard, P A ^a   Nozari, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Eurygaster integriceps; Functional response; Holling's disk equation; Podisus maculiventris; Quality control; Trissolcus grandis

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; HANDLING TIME; HOST SELECTION; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; REARING;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EURYGASTER; HETEROPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; PENTATOMIDAE; PODISUS; PODISUS MACULIVENTRIS; SCELIONIDAE; TRISSOLCUS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 1542349270     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0418.2003.00804.x     Document Type: Article

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