Pollen as a source of food for egg parasitoids of the genus Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 201-209

  Zhang, Guren ^a,b   Zimmermann, Olaf ^a   Hassan, Sherif A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Egg parasitoid; Food source; Life table; Longevity; Parasitoid nutrition; Pollen; Trichogramma brassicae

Indexed keywords

DIET; EGG PARASITOID; FOOD SUPPLY; LONGEVITY; POLLEN;

HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; PYRALIDAE; TRICHOGRAMMA; TRICHOGRAMMA BRASSICAE; TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 1842421246     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150310001655648     Document Type: Article

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