Effects of photoperiod and temperature on adult oligopause of Aphelinus asychis and larval diapause of A. albipodus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae)

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 447-456

  Tatsumi, Eriko ^a   Takada, Hajimu ^a,b  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

A. Albipodus; Aphelinus asychis; Body coloration; Diapause; Oligopause

Indexed keywords

APHELINIDAE; APHELINUS ALBIPODUS; APHELINUS ASYCHIS; APHIDIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 28244438385     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: 1347605X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2005.447     Document Type: Article

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