Excised or intact inflorescences? Methodological effects on parasitoid wasp longevity

Biological Control

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 347-354

  Wade, Mark R ^a   Wratten, Steve D ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acyrthosiphon kondoi; Aphidius ervi; Attached flowers; Conservation biological control; Cut flowers

Indexed keywords

ACYRTHOSIPHON KONDOI; APHIDIDAE; APHIDIUS ERVI; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM;

EID: 33846703417     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2006.08.015     Document Type: Article

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