Effects of feeding frequency and sugar concentrations on lifetime reproductive success of Meteorus pulchricornis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Biological Control

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 353-359

  Heping, Wu ^a,b   Ling, Meng ^a   Baoping, Li ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Huizhou Entry Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau Huizhou   (China)

Author keywords

Biological control; Carbohydrates; Lifetime reproductive success; Longevity; Meteorus pulchricornis; Nectar; Progeny production; Sugar availability; Sugar concentration

Indexed keywords

BRACONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; METEORUS PULCHRICORNIS;

EID: 43049176777     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.01.017     Document Type: Article

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