Snowdrop lectin (Galanthus nivalis agglutinin) in aphid honeydew negatively affects survival of a honeydew- consuming parasitoid

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-173

  Hogervorst, Petra A M ^a   Wäckers, Felix L ^b,c   Woodring, Joseph ^d   Romeis, Jörg ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amino acid composition; Aphidius ervi; Biological control; GNA; Nontarget effects; Rhopalosiphum padi; Risk assessment; Sitobion avenae; Sugar composition; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; APHIDIUS ERVI; CUCUMIS MELO VAR. INODORUS; GALANTHUS; GALANTHUS NIVALIS; HEXAPODA; RHOPALOSIPHUM PADI; SITOBION AVENAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 62849104932     PISSN: 14619555     EISSN: 14619563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-9563.2008.00412.x     Document Type: Article

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