Effect of food resources on adult Glyptapanteles militaris and Meteorus communis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), parasitoids of Pseudaletia unipuncta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 128-137

  Costamagna, A C ^a   Landis, D A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Fecundity; Life history parameters; Longevity; Mating status

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD QUALITY; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; LIFE HISTORY; LONGEVITY; MICROCLIMATE;

BRACONIDAE; GLYPTAPANTELES; GLYPTAPANTELES MILITARIS; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; METEORUS; METEORUS COMMUNIS; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; NOCTUIDAE; PSEUDALETIA UNIPUNCTA;

EID: 1942505880     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-33.2.128     Document Type: Article

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