The effect of resource provisioning and sugar composition of foods on longevity of three Gonatocerus spp., egg parasitoids of Homalodisca vitripennis

Biological Control

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-79

  Irvin, Nicola A ^a   Hoddle, Mark S ^a   Castle, Steven J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anethum graveolens; Cicadellidae; Conservation biological control; Eliminade; Fagopyrum esculentum; Gonatocerus; Hemiptera; Homalodisca coagulata; Honeydew; Hymenoptera; Lobularia maritima; Mymaridae; Phacelia tanacetifolia; Vicia faba

Indexed keywords

ANETHUM GRAVEOLENS; CICADELLIDAE; CITRUS; COCCUS HESPERIDUM; CUCUMIS MELO VAR. INODORUS; FAGOPYRUM ESCULENTUM; GONATOCERUS; GONATOCERUS ASHMEADI; GONATOCERUS FASCIATUS; GONATOCERUS TRIGUTTATUS; HEMIPTERA; HOMALODISCA; HOMALODISCA COAGULATA; HYMENOPTERA; LOBULARIA MARITIMA; MYMARIDAE; PHACELIA TANACETIFOLIA; VICIA FABA;

EID: 33845326444     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2006.09.005     Document Type: Article

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