Acceptance and suitability of different host stages of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) and seven other tephritid fruit fly species to Tetrastichus giffardii Silvestri (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)

Biological Control

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 262-271

  Mohamed, Samira A ^a   Wharton, Robert A ^b   Mérey, Georg von ^c   Schulthess, Fritz ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Bionomics; Suitability; Tephritid fruit flies; Tetrastichus giffardii

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA CUCURBITAE; CERATITIS; CERATITIS ANONAE; CERATITIS CAPITATA; CERATITIS COSYRA; CERATITIS FASCIVENTRIS; CERATITIS ROSA; CUCUMIS; DACUS CILIATUS; DIPTERA; EULOPHIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MANGIFERA INDICA; TEPHRITIDAE; TETRASTICHUS;

EID: 33750456932     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2006.08.016     Document Type: Article

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