Comparing floral nectar and aphid honeydew diets on the longevity and nutrient levels of a parasitoid wasp

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 189-199

  Lee, Jana C ^a   Heimpel, George E ^a   Leibee, Gary L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrone test; Diadegma insulare; Egg load; Fructose; Glycogen; Hymenoptera; Ichneumonidae; Lipid; Sugar feeding

Indexed keywords

DIET; LONGEVITY; NECTAR; PARASITOID; WASP;

APHIDIDAE; APHIS; DIADEGMA; FAGOPYRUM; FAGOPYRUM ESCULENTUM; GLYCINE MAX; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; ICHNEUMONIDAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 3042569618     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-8703.2004.00165.x     Document Type: Article

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