Winter survival of nuisance fly parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) in Canada and Denmark

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 331-340

  Floate, K D ^a   Skovgard H ^b  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Danish Pest Infestation Laboratory   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; PARASITOID; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; SURVIVAL; WINTER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CANADA; COLD; DENMARK; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOUSE FLY; HYMENOPTERA; INSECT; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; SEASON;

ANIMALS; CANADA; COLD; DENMARK; FEMALE; HOUSEFLIES; HYMENOPTERA; MALE; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PUPA; SEASONS;

CANADA; DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; DIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; MUSCA DOMESTICA; MUSCIDAE; MUSCIDIFURAX RAPTOR; MUSCIDIFURAX RAPTORELLUS; MUSCIDIFURAX ZARAPTOR; NASONIA VITRIPENNIS; PTEROMALIDAE; RAPTORES; SPALANGIA; SPALANGIA CAMERONI; SUS SCROFA; TRICHOMALOPSIS; UROLEPIS RUFIPES; VESPIDAE; VESPOIDEA;

EID: 3242681702     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BER2003308     Document Type: Article

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