Development and sex ratio of Melittobia australica and M. Digitata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) on Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) and Trypoxylon politum (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)

Great Lakes Entomologist

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 85-91

  González, Jorge M ^a   Matthews, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

EULOPHIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; MEGACHILE; MEGACHILE ROTUNDATA; MEGACHILIDAE; MELITTOBIA; MELITTOBIA AUSTRALICA; MELITTOBIA DIGITATA; SPHECIDAE;

EID: 18844464834     PISSN: 00900222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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