Wolbachia-associated thelytoky in Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a parasitoid of the Asian citrus psyllid

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 776-779

  Meyer, Jason M ^a   Hoy, Marjorie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIUM; COLONY; FEMALE; LOUSE; MATING BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; PARASITOID; REPRODUCTION; THELYTOKY;

CITRUS; DIAPHORENCYRTUS ALIGARHENSIS; ENCYRTIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PSYLLIDAE; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 38149132510     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2007)90[776:WTIDAH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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