Host location and ovipositional behavior of Platygaster demades Walker (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae), an egg parasitoid of apple and pear leaf curling midges

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-113

  Sandanayaka, W R M ^a   Charles, J G ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dasineura mali; Dasineura pyri; Host finding behavior; Platygaster demades

Indexed keywords

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; DASINEURA MALI; DASINEURA PYRI; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PLATYGASTER DEMADES; PLATYGASTRIDAE; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 33646074835     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-005-9001-4     Document Type: Article

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