Diapause strategy in the parasitoid Psyllaephagus pistaciae

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-114

  Reza Mehrnejad, M ^a,c   Copland, Michael J W ^b  

^a Iranian Pistachio Research Institute   (Iran)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agonoscena pistaciae; Biological control; Encyrtidae; Hymenoptera; Parasitoid overwintering; Pistachio psylla; Pistacia vera

Indexed keywords

DIAPAUSE; OVERWINTERING; PARASITOID; PHOTOPERIOD; TEMPERATURE;

ENCYRTIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; PISTACIA VERA; PSYLLA; PSYLLAEPHAGUS; PSYLLIDAE; PSYLLOIDEA;

EID: 27744516276     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2005.00315.x     Document Type: Article

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