Biology of a thelyotokous biotype of Eretmocerus mundus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) on Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae)

Insect Science

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 461-465

  Ghahari, Hassan ^a   Huang, Jian ^b   Wang, Zhu Hong ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b FUJIAN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bemisia tabaci; Cotton; Developmental duration; Eretmocerus mundus; Fecundity; Longevity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249703044     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2005.00058.x     Document Type: Article

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