Morphology and development of immature stages of Fidiobia dominica (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae: Sceliotrachelinae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 413-417

  Jacas, Josep Anton ^a   Peña, Jorge E ^b   Duncan, R E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Diaprepes abbreviatus; Egg parasitoid

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; EGG PARASITOID; ENDOPARASITE; INSECT;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; CYCLOPOIDA; DIAPREPES; DIAPREPES ABBREVIATUS; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; PLATYGASTRIDAE; SCELIOTRACHELINAE;

EID: 34250188037     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2007)100[413:MADOIS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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