Host choice in Tetramesa petiolata (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae)

Journal of Entomology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-60

  Al Barrak, Ali ^a  

^a College of Agricultural Technology ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Eurytomidae; Host food plant; Host preference; Monophagous; Oviposition behavior; Polyphagous; Tetramesa petiolata

Indexed keywords

EURYTOMIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; TETRAMESA PETIOLATA;

EID: 33746044529     PISSN: 18125670     EISSN: 18125689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/je.2006.55.60     Document Type: Article

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