Impact of natural parasitism by two eucharitid wasps on a potential biocontrol agent ant in southeastern Mexico

Biological Control

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 92-99

  Lachaud, Jean Paul ^a,b   Pérez Lachaud, Gabriela ^a  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^b Université Paul Sabatier   (France)

Author keywords

Ectatomma ruidum; Host parasitoid interaction; Kapala iridicolor; Kapala izapa; Negative impact; Prevalence of parasitism

Indexed keywords

ECTATOMMA RUIDUM; EUCHARITIDAE; FORMICIDAE; KAPALA; KAPALA IRIDICOLOR; KAPALA IZAPA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 55949086833     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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