Rearing of exorista Larvarum (Diptera Tachinidae): Simplification of the in vitro technique

Bulletin of Insectology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 253-257

  Dindo, Maria Luisa ^a   Marchetti, Elisa ^a   Galvagni, Giovanna ^a   Baronio, Piero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diet physical substrate; Exorista larvarum; In vitro rearing; Mould contamination; Parasitoids; Tachinidae

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; EXORISTA LARVARUM; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; TACHINIDAE;

EID: 33947269653     PISSN: 17218861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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