Development and reproduction of Diadegma semiclausum (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) on diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidotera: Plutellidae)

New Zealand Plant Protection

Volumn 61, Issue , 2008, Pages 322-327

  Khatri, D ^a   Wang, Q ^a   He, X Z ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Body size; Diadegma semicalusum; Emergence; Mating; Plutella xylostella

Indexed keywords

DIADEGMA; DIADEGMA SEMICLAUSUM; HYMENOPTERA; ICHNEUMONIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE;

EID: 53749096770     PISSN: 11759003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30843/nzpp.2008.61.6810     Document Type: Article

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