Effect of floral nectar, water, and feeding frequency on Cotesia glomerata longevity

BioControl

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 289-294

  Lee, Jana C ^a,c   Heimpel, George E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Braconidae; Hydration; Hymenoptera; Meal frequency; Parasitoid; Rearing; Sugar feeding

Indexed keywords

FEEDING; HERB; LONGEVITY; NECTAR; PARASITOID; SUGAR; WASP; WATER;

BRACONIDAE; COTESIA GLOMERATA; FAGOPYRUM ESCULENTUM; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 41049091192     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-007-9070-8     Document Type: Article

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