Oldfactory cues in host finding by Melittobia digitata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 595-600

  Silva Torres, Christian S A ^a   Matthews, Robert W ^b   Ruberson, John R ^a   Lewis, W Joe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemoreception; Flesh fly; Host location; Leafcutting bee; Parasitism

Indexed keywords

HOST LOCATION; OLFACTORY CUE;

APOIDEA; EULOPHIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MEGACHILE LATIMANUS; MEGACHILE ROTUNDATA; MELITTOBIA; MELITTOBIA DIGITATA; SARCOPHAGA BULLATA; SARCOPHAGIDAE; TRYPOXYLON POLITUM;

EID: 22944469777     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2005)098[0595:OCIHFB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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