Semiochemicals associated to spacing behaviour of the bird cherry-oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi L. (Hem., Aphididae) do not affect the olfactometric behaviour of the cereal aphid parasitoid Aphidius rhopalosiphi de Stephani-Perez (Hym., Braconidae)

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 123, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 413-415

  Gonzales W L ^a   Fuentes Contreras, E ^a   Niemeyer, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; OLFACTION; POPULATION DENSITY; SEMIOCHEMICAL; SPACING;

APHIDIDAE; APHIDIUS RHOPALOSIPHI; BRACONIDAE; HOMOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; RHOPALOSIPHUM PADI;

EID: 18144440735     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0418.1999.00381.x     Document Type: Article

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