Comparison of the suitability of three pest leafminers (Diptera: Agromyzidae) as hosts for the parasitoid Dacnusa sibirica (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 805-807

  Abe, Yoshihisa ^a   Takeuchi, Tomohiko ^a   Tokumaru, Susumu ^b   Kamata, Jun ^c  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kyoto Prefectural Agricultural Research Institute   (Japan)

^c ARYSTA LIFESCIENCE CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agromyzidae; Biological control; Body size; Braconidae; Dacnusa; Development; Liriomyza; Sex ratio; Survival

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; LEAFMINER; PARASITOID; PEST SPECIES;

AGROMYZIDAE; BRACONIDAE; DACNUSA; DACNUSA SIBIRICA; DIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; LIRIOMYZA; LIRIOMYZA BRYONIAE; LIRIOMYZA SATIVAE; LIRIOMYZA TRIFOLII;

EID: 30444451452     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2005.112     Document Type: Article

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