Foraging behavior of the mealybug parasitoid Anagyrus sp. nov. nr. sinope (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)

Journal of Entomological Science

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 481-495

  Chong, Juang Horng ^a,b   Oetting, Ronald D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Host defensive behavior; Host stage selection; Phenacoccus madeirensis; Superparasitism

Indexed keywords

ANAGYRUS; ENCYRTIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; PHENACOCCUS MADEIRENSIS; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE;

EID: 37849010557     PISSN: 07498004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18474/0749-8004-42.4.481     Document Type: Article

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