Intraspecific larval competition in Meteorus pulchricornis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a solitary endoparasitoid of lepidopteran larvae

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 159-163

  Chau, Nguyen Ngoc Bao ^a   Maeto, Kaoru ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Multiple ovipositions; Spodoptera litura; Superparasitism

Indexed keywords

BRACONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; METEORUS PULCHRICORNIS; SPODOPTERA LITURA;

EID: 50449102849     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: 1347605X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2008.159     Document Type: Article

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