Virus-like particles in the ovaries of Microctonus aethiopoides Loan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Comparison of biotypes from Morocco and Europe

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-18

  Barratt, B I P ^a   Murney, R ^b   Easingwood, R ^b   Ward, V K ^b  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biological control agent; Biotype; Host range; Microctonus aethiopoides Loan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae); Parasitoid; Virus like particles

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HYMENOPTERA; MOROCCO; NEW ZEALAND; OVARY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VIRION; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HYMENOPTERA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOROCCO; NEW ZEALAND; OVARY; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; VIRION;

BRACONIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MICROCTONUS AETHIOPOIDES; SITONA DISCOIDEUS; SITONA LEPIDUS; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 29344462415     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2005.10.008     Document Type: Article

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