Sugar resources are vital for Diadegma semiclausum fecundity under field conditions

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 133-140

  Winkler, Karin ^a   Wäckers, Felix ^b,c   Bukovinszkine Kiss, Gabriella ^a   Van Lenteren, Joop ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buckwheat; Conservation biological control; Fecundity; Ichneumonidae; Longevity; Nectar; Parasitoid; Plutellidae

Indexed keywords

DIADEGMA SEMICLAUSUM; HEXAPODA; ICHNEUMONIDAE; INSECTA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE;

EID: 32244441144     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2005.06.001     Document Type: Article

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