Host preference of Aphidius colemani viereck (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae) for Myzus persicae (Sulzer) and Aphis gossypii glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae);Preferência de Aphidius colemani viereck (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae) por Myzus persicae (Sulzer) e Aphis gossypii glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 655-660

  Sampaio, Marcus V ^a   Bueno, Vanda H P ^a   Van Lenteren, Joop C ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Insecta; Oviposition behavior; Searching behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746931736     PISSN: 1519556X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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