Parasitization of melon fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) by Fopius arisanus and Psyttalia fletcheri (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and the effect of fruit substrates on host preference by parasitoids

Biological Control

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 156-164

  Bautista, Renato C ^a   Harris, Ernest J ^a   Vargas, Roger I ^a   Jang, Eric B ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bactrocera cucurbitae; Fopius arisanus; Host preference; Life table; Melon fruit fly; Parasitoids; Psyttalia fletcheri; Tephritidae

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA CUCURBITAE; BRACONIDAE; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITA; CUCURBITA PEPO; CUCURBITA PEPO VAR. MELOPEPO; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FOPIUS ARISANUS; HYMENOPTERA; LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MELONGENA; MOMORDICA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; OPIUS; PEPO; PSYTTALIA FLETCHERI; SOLANUM; SOLANUM MELONGENA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 2342647540     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2004.01.005     Document Type: Article

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