Preliminary evaluation of the reproductive performance of Nasonia vitripennis (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) as a function of number of generations;Avaliação preliminar do desempenho reprodutivo de Nasonia vitripennis (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) em função do ńumero de gerações

Arquivos de Biologia e Technologia

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 491-495

  Moreira, Osimar I ^a   Martins, Claudeci ^a   Milward de Azevedo, Eliane M V ^a  

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Author keywords

Chrysomya megacephala control; Classical biological control; Nasonia vitripennis; Reproductive behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748836063     PISSN: 03650979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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