Biocontrol potential of lariophagus distinguendus (hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) against sitophilus granarius (coleoptera: Curculionidae) at low temperatures: Reproduction and parasitoid-induced mortality

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1011-1016

  Hansen, Lise Stengård ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Lariophagus distinguendus; Life table; Parasitoid induced mortality; Sitophilus granarius; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LONGEVITY; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; TEMPERATURE; WASP;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; TEMPERATURE; WASPS;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LARIOPHAGUS DISTINGUENDUS; PTEROMALIDAE; SITOPHILUS GRANARIUS;

EID: 34250696533     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2007)100[1011:BPOLDH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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