Development of Microplitis bicoloratus on Spodoptera litura and implications for biological control

BioControl

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 309-321

  Luo, Kaijun ^a,b   Trumble, John T ^c   Pang, Yi ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Cephalic skeleton; Development; Microplitis bicoloratus; Oviposition; Spodoptera litura

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ENDOPARASITE; LARVA; MOTH; OVIPOSITION; PARASITISM; PARASITOID; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ALABAMA ARGILLACEA; BRACONIDAE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; MICROGASTRINAE; MICROPLITIS; NOCTUIDAE; SPODOPTERA LITURA;

EID: 34247392429     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-006-9030-8     Document Type: Article

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