In vitro rearing of Anagrus breviphragma (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), an egg parasitoid of Cicadella viridis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), from second instar larva to adult on diets without insect components

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 419-422

  Chiappini, Elisabetta ^a   Dindo, Maria Luisa ^b   Negri, Ilaria ^a   Sighinolfi, Luca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b Dipto Sci Technol Agroambientali   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anagrus breviphragma; Artificial diets; Cicadella viridis; Egg parasitoid; Mymaridae; Rearing

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL DIET; EGG PARASITOID; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; REARING;

ANAGRUS; ANAGRUS BREVIPHRAGMA; CICADELLA VIRIDIS; CICADELLIDAE; GALLUS GALLUS; HEMIPTERA; HOMOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; MYMARIDAE;

EID: 5644275314     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2004.058     Document Type: Article

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