Role of photoperiod and temperature in diapause induction of endoparasitoid wasp Microplitis mediator (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 613-618

  Li, Wenxiang ^a   Li, Jiancheng ^b   Coudron, Thomas A ^c   Lu, Ziyun ^b   Pan, Wenliang ^b   Liu, Xiaoxia ^a   Zhang, Qingwen ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF CEREAL AND OIL CROPS   (China)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diapause induction; Microplitis mediator; Photoperiod; Temperature

Indexed keywords

DIAPAUSE; INSECT; PARASITOID; PHOTOPERIOD; PUPA; TEMPERATURE;

BRACONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MICROPLITIS MEDIATOR;

EID: 44849085333     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2008)101[613:ROPATI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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