Relationships between the emergence and oviposition of ectoparasitoid Spathius agrili Yang and its host emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1103-1109

  Wang, Xiao Yi ^a   Yang, Zhong Qi ^a   Liu, Gui Jun ^b   Liu, En Shan ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^b Guangang Forest Park   (China)

Author keywords

Biological control; Ecological relationship; Emerald ash borer; Emergence; Oviposition; Spathius agrili Yang

Indexed keywords

AGRILUS PLANIPENNIS; BRACONIDAE; BUPRESTIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS MANDSHURICA; FRAXINUS VELUTINA; HYMENOPTERA; SCOLYTINAE; SPATHIUS;

EID: 33646424337     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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