Development of Microplitis croceipes as a biological sensor

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 249-257

  Tomberlin, J K ^a   Rains, G C ^b   Sanford, M R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Associative learning; Braconidae; Conditioning; Food safety; Forensics; Hymenoptera; Medical diagnosis; National security; Plant disease; Wasp Hound

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; DETECTION METHOD; EXPLOSIVE; LEARNING; MODELING; ODOR; TOXIN; WASP;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; ARTHROPODA; BRACONIDAE; HARNESS; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; MICROPLITIS CROCEIPES; VERTEBRATA; VESPOIDEA;

EID: 47249140863     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: 15707458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2008.00743.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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