Mortality of larvae and pupae of Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and its parasitism by microhymenopteran in Rio de Janeiro County, RJ, Brazil;Mortalidade de larvas e pupas de Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) e seu parasitismo por microhimenópteros na Cidade do Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 505-509

  de Carvalho, Alessandra R ^a   D'Almeida, José M ^a,b   de Mello, Rubens P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Nasonia vitripennis; Natural loss; Pachycrepoideus vindemiae; Parasitoidism; Tachinaephagus zealandicus

Indexed keywords

CALLIPHORIDAE; CHRYSOMYA MEGACEPHALA; DIPTERA; NASONIA VITRIPENNIS; PACHYCREPOIDEUS VINDEMIAE; TACHINAEPHAGUS ZEALANDICUS;

EID: 37349066820     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-566x2004000400017     Document Type: Article

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