Parasitism of Tuta absoluta in tomato plants by Trichogramma pretiosum Riley in response to host density and plant structures

Ciencia Rural

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1504-1509

  Faria, Cristina Arantes ^a   Torres, Jorge Braz ^b   Fernandes, Adriana Maria Vieira ^c   Farias, Angela Maria Isidro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biological control; Density dependent parasitism; Egg parasitoid; Tomato leafminer

Indexed keywords

AGROMYZIDAE; GELECHIIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; TRICHOGRAMMA PRETIOSUM; TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE; TUTA ABSOLUTA;

EID: 51949098172     PISSN: 01038478     EISSN: 16784596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-84782008000600002     Document Type: Article

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