Egg maturation, oosorption, and wing wear in Gonatocerus ashmeadi (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), an egg parasitoid of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

Biological Control

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-132

  Irvin, Nicola A ^a   Hoddle, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg load; Egg maturation; Hind tibia length; Oosorption; Ovigeny index; Syn ovigeny; Wing wear

Indexed keywords

CICADELLIDAE; GONATOCERUS ASHMEADI; HEMIPTERA; HOMALODISCA; HOMALODISCA COAGULATA; HYMENOPTERA; MYMARIDAE;

EID: 58149129163     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.10.013     Document Type: Article

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