Demography of Habrobracon hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on two pyralid hosts (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 84-90

  Amir Maafi, Masood ^a   Chi, Hsin ^b  

^a Sunn Pest Research Department   (Iran)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Life table; Parasitoid; Reproduction; Stored product pest

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; LIFE TABLE; PARASITOID; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

ANAGASTA KUEHNIELLA; BRACONIDAE; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HABROBRACON HEBETOR; HYMENOPTERA; KUEHNIELLA; LEPIDOPTERA; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 31544464653     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2006)099[0084:DOHHHB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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