Biology of the chalcid wasp, Megastimus wachtli, and its relationship to colonization of cypress seeds by the tortricid moth, Pseudococcyx tessulatana, in Algeria

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages 1-16

  Bouaziz, K ^a   Roques, A ^b  

^a UFR Sciences Pharmaceutiques   (France)

^b Inst Natl de la Rech Agronom   (France)

Author keywords

Brachyacma oxycedrella; Caruslaspis minima; Cone; Cupressus arizonica arizonica; Cupressus arizonica glabra; Cupressus simpervirens; Nanodiscus transversus; Orsillus depressus; Orsillus maculatus; Pest insect

Indexed keywords

BRACHYACMA; CHALCIDIDAE; CUPRESSACEAE; CUPRESSUS; CUPRESSUS ARIZONICA ARIZONICA; CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; MEGASTIGMUS; MEGASTIGMUS WACHTLI; NANODISCUS TRANSVERSUS; ORSILLUS; ORSILLUS MACULATUS; PINALES; PSEUDOCOCCYX; TORTRICIDAE; TORYMIDAE;

EID: 33846928261     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.006.4801     Document Type: Article

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