Egg load and body size of lab-cultured Cotesia marginiventris

BioControl

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 603-610

  Riddick, E W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cotesia; Egg load; Endoparasitoid; Oviposition strategy; Pro synovigenic; Rearing; Spodoptera

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; EGG PRODUCTION; FECUNDITY; PARASITOID;

BRACONIDAE; COTESIA; COTESIA MARGINIVENTRIS; HYMENOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; SPODOPTERA;

EID: 33749427559     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-005-2939-5     Document Type: Article

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