Effect of temperature on life history of Aprostocetus vaquitarum (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), an egg parasitoid of Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Biological Control

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-25

  Ulmer, B J ^a   Jacas, J A ^b   Pena J E ^a   Duncan, R E ^a   Castillo, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aprostocetus vaquitarum; Biological control; Citrus IPM; Development; Diaprepes abbreviatus; Oviposition

Indexed keywords

APROSTOCETUS; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; DIAPREPES ABBREVIATUS; EULOPHIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 33748191131     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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