Potential for lab rearing of Apanteles taragamae, the larval endoparasitoid of coconut pest Opisina arenosella, on the rice moth Corcyra cephalonica

BioControl

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 747-752

  Mohan, Chandrika ^a   Sathiamma, B ^a  

^a ICAR CENTRAL PLANTATION CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Apanteles taragamae; Coconut; Corcyra cephalonica; Lab rearing technique; Opisina arenosella

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; LARVA; MOTH; PARASITOID; PEST CONTROL; REARING;

APANTELES TARAGAMAE; BRACONIDAE; CORCYRA CEPHALONICA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 35448951801     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-006-9067-8     Document Type: Article

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